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Located  on  and  Reached 
pia  the  «  «  »  •  «  »  « 


^^caboard  }\\t  Cine. 

Passenger  Department 


E.  ST.  JOHN, 

Vice-Fres't  and  Gen  I  Manager. 


H.  VV.  B.  GLOVER, 

Traffic  Manager. 


T.  J.  ANDERSON, 

Gen' I  Passenger  Agent. 


Portsmouth,  Ua., 


printed  by  the 
Everett  Waddey  Company, 
richmond,  va. 


SEABOARD  AIR  LINE. 

General  Passenger  Depar  tment. 


FREE  TRANSPORTATION  OF  BICYCLES. 


"eORRECTED"  CIRCULAR  A— 1138. 

Superseding  Circular  A— 1132  and  Circular  Letter  of  March  31st,  in  reference  to 
Circular  A — 1132  regarding  handling  bicycles  in  baggage  cars. 


Portsmouth,  Ya,,  April  1st,  1897. 
To  Agents,  Baggage  Masters,  Conductors  and  Connecting  Lines: 

Taking  effect  at  once,  this  Company  will  transport  bicycles  over  its 
LINES  free  of  charge,  when  accompanied  by  passengers  presenting  regular 
passage  tickets  or  passes.  Owners  must  sign  release  Form  B.  D  42,  and 
"  T.  B.  C.''  check  Form  B.  D.  43,  agreeing  to  hold  this  Company  harmless 
against  loss  or  damage  while  bicycles  are  in  transit. 

One  bicycle,  only,  will  be  checked  and  transported  free  for  each  passenger 
holding  proper  transportation,  and  forwarded  on  first  train  on  which  it  can  be 
conveniently  carried.  All  employees  of  the  Baggage  Department  are  cau- 
tioned to  handle  them  with  all  possible  care  at  all  times.  They  are  of  delicate 
and  fragile  construction,  and  every  precaution  must  be  taken  for  their  safe 
handling. 

Agents  will  return  to  this  office  by  first  train  all  bicycle  checks  now  on 
hand,  and  should  tag  bicycles  until  new  bicycle  checks  reach  you,  which  will 
be  within  a  few  days. 

T.  J.  Anderson, 

H.  W.  B.  Glover,  Oen.  Pass.  Agent. 

Traffic  Manager. 


SEABOARD  AIR  LINE. 

J.  C.  C.  No  241.  Post  Two  Coynes. 

General  Passenger  Department. 


CIECULAR  No.  A.  1455. 


Huntsman's  Rates  and  Transportation  of  Huntsman's  Dogs  ;  Season  1897-8. 


Portsmouth,  Va.,  October  22,  1897. 

To  all  Agents: 

Commencing  November  1st,  1897,  and  until  further  advised,  you  will  please 
issue,  upon  application  of  Huntsmen,  tickets  at  rate  of  two  and  one-half  cents 
per  mile  travelled  between  any  points  on  this  system.  These  rates  to  apply  only 
to  bona  fide  Huntsmen  with  dogs  and  gun.  In  every  case  endorse  contract 
and  coupons  of  ticket  "  HUNTSMAN." 

The  following  rule  will  govern  the  transportation  of  dogs  for  the  coming 
season. 

Only  one  dog  to  each  passenger  will  be  transported  free  in  baggage  cars  of  this 
Company  when  accompanied  by  owner,  and  carried  at  owner's  risk.  Additional 
dogs  will  be  charged  for  at  rate  of  one-half  cent  per  mile ;  for  a  distance  less 
than  fifty  miles,  twenty-five  cents  each.  Dogs  in  crates  will  be  charged  for 
at  regular  excess  baggage  rates,  except  that  if  two  or  more  dogs  are  in  crates 
a  credit  will  be  allowed  for  one  dog  per  passenger,  on  basis  of  one-half  cent 
per  mile,  minimum  twenty-five  cents  as  above. 

This  authority  effective  November  1st,  1897,  to  March  31st,  1898,  inclusive. 

T.  J.  Anderson, 

H.  W.  B  Glover,  Gen.  Pass.  Agent. 

Traffic  Manager. 


FUN  AND  FROLIC 


AT  THE  WANDERER'S  RE=UNION  HELD  AT  PINEY  WOODS  INN, 
IN  SOUTHERN  PINES. 


A  Pleasant  Social  Gathering  Enlivened  by  Out=of=Door  Sports, 


A  summons  to  former  settlers  in  A^irginia  and  the  .Carolinas  to  meet  each 
other  for  interchanges  of  friendly  sentiment  and  a  good  time  generally  at 
Piney  Woods  Inn,  in  Southern  Pines,  on  the  22nd  and  23rd  of  last  month, 
resulted  in  the  convocation  of  a  considerably  larger  crowd  than  was 
anticipated.  It  was  holiday  week,  and  many  for  that  reason  were  deterred 
from  coming,  preferring  to  remain  at  home  with  their  families,  entertaining 
visitors  or  being  entertained  as  guests.  The  states  named  were  numerously 
represented  by  men  of  note  and  influence,  many  of  whom  brought  the.r 
wives  and  daughters  with  them,  while  the  Seaboard  Air  Line  contingent 
contributed  their  efforts,  as  usual,  to  make  the  occasion  a  memorable  success. 

Both  days  were  of  the  halcyon  sort,  brighu,  cheerful  sunshine,  cloudless 
skies,  and  gentle,  cool,  invigorating  breezes,  that  acted  as  a  vitalizing  tonic, 
and  were  a  luxury  to  breathe  into  the  lungs  in  long  and  copious  drafts. 
Overcoats,  and  capes  for  the  ladies,  were  worn  more  as  a  matter  of  custom 
than  necessity.  "How  delightful!"  was  the  general  remark,  and  some 
visitors  from  the  North  could  not  refrain  from  instituting  frequent  contrasts 
between  the  weather  here  and  the  inclemency,  snow,  and  sleet  they  had 
left  only  a  few  days'  journey  behind.  Here  in  midwinter  we  were  enjoy- 
ing the  "  ethereal  mildness "  of  early  spring  in  the  open  air,  while  our 
friends  north  were  closely  housed  and  shivering  over  red  hot  stoves,  vainly 
striving  to  keep  warm.  It  seemed  so  strange,  so  wonderful,  that  life  at 
such  a  season  of  the  year  could  be  so  pleasant,  so  enjoyable,  so  exhilarating. 

The  charmingly  equipped  parlors  of  the  hotel  were  practically  deserted. 
Occasional  notes  were  struck  on  the  grand  piano,  but  soon  ceased,  for  there 


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was  no  one  to  listen.  The  click  of  billiard  balls  was  sometimes  heard,  but 
intermittently,  for  the  game  did  not  arouse  special  interest,  even  among 
those  most  addicted  to  its  practice.  But  the  wide  corridors  and  open 
verandas  were  more  or  less  filled  morning  and  evening  with  ladies  and  gen- 
men,  single  or  in  groups,  walking  about,  chatting,  exchanging  salutations, 
making  pleasant  acquaintances,  and  renewing  old  time  friendships. 
The  programme  of  amusements  devised,  perfected,  and  patented  by  Jno- 


HURDLK  FOOT  RACE.     SOUTHERN  SPORTS  AT  PINEY  WOODS  INN.     SEABOARD  AIR  LINE. 


T.  Patrick  was  so  divided  as  to  afford  entertainment  for  the  forenoon,  after- 
noon, and  evening  of  each  day.  They  hardly  paralleled  the  famous  Olym- 
pic Games,"  but  were  well  adapted  to  demonstrate  the  muscular  energy 
and  versatility  of  Greeks  of  African  descent.  They  were  performed  by 
natives  who  wore  no  special  uniforms,  nor  badges,  nor  medals — the  insignia 
of  former  victories — but  were  attired  just  as  they  came  from  the  field  or 
cabin,  in  their  every-day  clothes,  picturesque  with  patches  and  furnishings, 
in  rents  and  frills,  deplorable  evidences  of  wear  and  tear.  But,  for  the 
time  being,  they  were  the  "observed  of  all  observers;"  the  glow  of  com- 
petition blazed  from  their  eyes,  and  a  desperate  resolve  "to  do  or  die  in  the 
attempt ' '  keyed  up  their  nerves  and  strained  their  muscles  to  their  utmost 
tension.    The  effects  of  climate  and  outdoor  labor  could  be  plainly  seen  in 


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their  massive  chests  and  the  brawn  and  sinew  of  their  legs  and  arms.  No 
whites  participated  except  in  the  "Tournament,"  where  a  few  boys  made 
successive  and  disastrous  attempts  at  a  brisk  walk  to  spear  with  slender 
reeds  a  series  of  small  brass  rings  swung  by  threads  from  posts  placed  at 
intervals  of  about  twenty  feet. 

The  arena  of  exploit  w^as  well  located  in  the  beautiful  level  park  south  of 
and  adjoining  Piney  Woods  Inn.  To  the  right  from  the  Inn  a  large  tent 
had  been  erected,  which  had  seen  service  in  some  of  Patrick's  provincial 
exhibitions  of  North  Carolina  resources,  universally  conceded  to  be  "the 
greatest  shows  on  earth."  Flags  and  streamers  floated  from  ropes,  wires  and 
poles  in  every  direction.  In  the  broad  avenue  benches  had  been  arranged 
for  spectators  who  were  restrained  by  an  improvised  wire  fence  from  tres- 
passing on  the  grounds  reserved  for  games,  or  interfering  with  the  contes- 
tants for  prizes.  The  latter  were  of  ridiculously  small  value,  but  the  negro 
doesn't  have  the  chance  every  day  to  shine  before  "quality  folks,"  and  when 
it  comes  to  him,  he  hankers  after  glory  as  he  hungers  for  'possum  and  sweet 
potatoes.  Rations  and  an  extra  quarter  are  something  to  him,  but  hard 
earned  fame  is  worth  a  great  deal  more.  Before  and  between  the  exercises, 
there  was  considerable  target  practice  with  an  air  rifle,  the  indulgence  in 
which  cost  the  investment  of  many  nickels  and  the  loss  of  much  temper. 
The  delusion  and  fraud  of  knife  throwing  also  counted  its  scores  of  victims, 
the  cutlery  being  so  inclined  from  the  perpendicular  that  it  was  next  to  an 
impossibility  to  ring  tlie  mark  aimed  at.    But  everybody  u  as  good  natured. 


TUG  OF  U  AR.     SorXHERN   SPORTS  AT  PINEY   WOODS  INN.     SEAiiOAEi)  AIR  LINE, 


SEABOARD  AIR  LIXE. 


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and  hilarity  and  liappiness  ab<junded.  As  the  Vicar  of  Wakefield  said  of  a 
joyous  family  paity  :  "  Altliough  there  may  have  been  bnt  httle  wit,  there 
was  much  laughter."  . 

The  festivities  ("Southern  Sports."  so  called)  elicited  rounds  of  hearty 
applause,  while — 

■■  Alinh  that  wrinkled  Care  derides. 
And  Laughter  holding  both  his  sides," 
ruled  the  hour.    Our  snap  shot  illustrations  repeat  in  graphic  style  the 
humorous  feattires  of  the  <iCcasion. 


COMPETITIVE  CRACKER  EaTI>l..     SOUTHERX  SPORTS    AT  PIXET  WOODS  IN'X.  SEABOARD 

AIR  LIXE. 


"AValking  the  Pole"  was  a  trying  and  dilficult  feat.  After  repeated 
failures  a  resolute  white  boy  nerves  of  steel  that  no  shoius  nor  raillery 
could  disturb,  accompilished  the  task.  •"Chasing  the  Greased  Pig"  stirred 
his  colored  j)urstiers  to  a  frenzy  of  excitement.  That  pig  was  badly  wanted, 
individually  and  collectively,  and  assiduously  followed  up.  He  was  young 
and  nimble,  however,  an  artful  dodger,  and  cunning  as  a  fox.  He  was 
liere,  there  and  everywhere,  behind  trees,  under  bushes,  crouching  in  the 
wire  grass,  vainly  reS'jrting  to  every  available  means  of  escape.  Xo  grasp 
was  strong  enough  to  lnjld  him.  EroAt,  erainpit,  eludit,  as  the  Latin  poet 
said.    One  darky,  luckier  than  tlie  rest,  at  last  succeeded  in  capturing  him, 


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by  falling  on  him,  sprawling  all  over  him  and  surrounding  him  with  his 
stalwart  arms.  He  was  a  fat  as  well  as  knowing  pig,  and  as  a  prospective 
roast  well  worth  the  catching. 

No  little  skill  (the  result  of  long  experience)  was  manifested  in  "The 
Wheelbarrow  Race."  The  exasperating  bother  of  this  run  was  the  narrow 
plank  with  a  steep  incline  on  either  side  which  had  to  be  fairly  crossed  at 
full  speed  going  and  returning,  or  no  count.  The  perplexing  jam  of  wheels  and 
vehicles  at  this  critical  competitive  stage  of  the  struggle  is  faithfully  repro- 
duced by  our  artist's  Kodak.  Repeated  trials  were  necessary  to  establish 
beyond  peradventure  the  claims  of  the  victor  in  this  contest,  which  was  as 
much  a  test  of  judgment  and  cool  calculation  as  of  speed. 

''The  Tug  of  War"  was  a  comparative  trial  of  strength  and  avoirdupois. 
The  heavy  weights  as  a  matter  of  course  succeeded  in  dragging  the  opposing 
force  over  the  boundary  line.  The  "Chase  of  the  Rooster"  was  not  so  ex- 
citing as  that  of  the  pig.    He  was  soon  run  down  and  brought  in. 

"The  Bag  Race"  was  a  very  comical  affair.  It  was  hardly  possible  for  a 
darky,  swathed  in  burlap  from  head  to  foot,  to  walk  a  step  without  toppling 
down  and  rolling  over,  and  an  occasional  confused  heap  of  animate  bags 
presented  an  excruciatingly  ludicrous  spectacle.  Those  who  covered  any 
ground  at  all  resorted 
to  successive  leaps  like 
those  of  a  frog,  though 
such  efforts  were  ac- 
companied by  many  a 
tumble  headforemost 
in  the  sand. 


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WALKING  THE  POLE.     SOUTHERN  SPORTS  AT  PINEY  WOODS  INN.     SEABOARD  AIR  LINK. 


SF.AB(JARD   AIR  LIXE. 


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"  The  Cracker  ■■  episode  was  another  funny  feature.  Shon  Hues  with  a 
soda  cracker  attached  to  each  were  hung  from  a  wire  stretched  across.  A 
man  was  placed  under  each  cracker,  his  allotted  task  being  to  reach,  up  and 
devour  his  rations,  without  t^ 'uching  it  with  his  hands  or  permitting  a  piece 
to  fall  to  the  ground.  Some  mouths  were  capacious  enough  to  take  in  the 
whole  cracker  at  a  gulp.  Othei-s  did  not  fare  so  well.  The  biggest  and 
most  flexible  mouth  secured  the  prize. 


WHEELBAREOVr  RACE.     SOUTHERN  SPORTS  AT  PINEY  WOODS  lyX,     SEABOARD  AIR  LIXE. 


One  of  the  best  contested  games  was  the  "  Hurdle  Eace.'-  The  runners 
had  tij  surmount  in  succession  three  hurdles,  each  about  fifteen  feet  high, 
and  consisting  of  four  boards  nailed  to  opposite  posts,  repeating  the  per- 
frmnance  on  the  return  from  the  goal  to  the  starting  point.  So  close  was 
the  contest  that  several  trials  resulted  before  the  palm  could  be  awarded  to 
the  right  pany.  The  desperate  scramble  for  position  when  climbing  the 
hurdle  fences  involved  mingling  of  legs,  anns  and  feet  that  evoked  roars  of 
laughter  from  lookers-on.  Our  picture  of  this  scene  is  true  to  life,  and  quite 
as  natural. 

There  were  other  ''spoits"  of  lesser  note,  such  as  '"Climbing  the  Greased 
Pole."'  which  no  one  attempted  to  do.  and  mouth-fishing  for  potatoes  in  a 
tub  half  full  of  water,  feet  and  fingers  baiTed. 

The  evening  enteitainment  was  perhaps  the  most  varied  and  interesting 
of  all.  It  was  given  in  the  large  tent,  where  a  platform  of  loose  boards  had 
l3een  erected  for  the  colored  performers,  the  audience  occupying  rows  of 


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chairs  and  benches  in  front.  It  was  so  poorly  Ughted  that  those  present  had 
to  rely  upon  the  sense  of  feeling  and  hearing  rather  than  sight.  The  first 
number  on  the  programme  was  an  overture  from  the  grand  orchestra.  This 
was  a  kind  of  flute  ohligato  emphasized  by  sharp  notes  from  the  horn  inter- 
spersed with  squeaks  from  the  rat  tethered  in  the  violin  and  grunts  of  acqui- 
escence from  the  contrabasso.  And  yet  it  wasn't  such  very  bad  music, 
either.    We  have  heard  worse  in  more  pretentious  places. 

The  songs  which  followed  were  sung  with  expression  and  feeling.  "My 


BAG  HANDICAPPED  RACE.    SOUTHERN  SPORTS  AT  PINEY  WOODS  INN.    SEABOARD  AIR  I.INE. 


Old  Kentucky  Home  "  touched  the  sympathies  of  listeners  with  a  thrilling 
pathos.  Although  the  voices  were  almost  wholly  lacking  in  culture,  accu- 
racy or  unison,  the  soul  of  music  was  there.  The  execution  of  jig  dancing 
that  succeeded  was  really  marvelous.  No  saltatory  artist  at  a  minstrel  show 
could  have  done  better.  It  was  the  alert  banjo,  with  patting  of  hands,  that 
now  ' '  put  life  and  metal  in  their  heels. ' '  The  quick  toe  and  hob  nailed 
shoes  never  omitted  the  slightest  "punk"  of  the  strings.  It  was  a  clean 
cut,  well  sustained  performance.  One  of  the  list  (conceded  to  be  the  cham- 
pion dancer)  kept  it  up  so  long  and  continuously  that  it  seemed  as  if  he 
never  would  stop. 

In  musical  parlance,  it  was  first  an  andante  movement ;  then  came  the 
scherzo,  sostenuto,  crescendo,  accelerando,  f  arioso,  the  grand  _^?ia?e  reminding  one 
of  a  picture  of  fighting  black  cats  revolving  so  rapidly  that  nothing  but  a 


;SEABOABD  AIR  LINE. 


whirl  of  teeth,  clawg,  hair  and  hide  is  visible.  Indeed,  no  one  could  tell 
from  the  sound  if  the  performer  was  on  his  head  or  heels,  or  both,  at  the 
same  time. 

A  few  more  dances  and  songs  (the  "cake  walk"  being  omitted)  and  the 
audience  dispersed  to  their  homes  in  town  and  the  Piney  Woods  Inn,  which 
latter,  as  usual,  catered  to  the  perfect  satisfaction  of  its  numerous  guests. 
One  might  apply  to  these  "  Southern  Sports  "  what  was  said  of  the  famous 
John  Gilpin  : 

"And  when  he  next  doth  ride  abroad 
May  we  be  there  to  see." 


OKCHESTRAL  QUARTET  TF.    MUSIC  MAKI  <<i  FOR  SOUTHERN  SPORTS  AT  PINEY 
WOODS  INN.    SEABOARD  AIR  LINE. 


..iUinter  Resorts 


Reached  via  the 

Seaboard  flir  Cine 


AIKEN,  SOUTH  CAKOLINA. 

Located  on  the  South  Carolina  &  Georgia  Railroad,  eighteen  miles  east  of 
Augusta,  It  is  also  the  terminal  of  the  Carolina  &  Cumberland  Gap  Rail- 
way. It  is  one  of  the  most  popular  Winter  Resorts,  and  one  of  the  prettiest 
towns  in  the  South,  furnishing,  as  it  does,  a  favorable  location,  a  healthful 
climate,  splendid  drives,  ample  liverJ^  first-class  hotels  and  numerous  pri- 
vate boarding-houses. 

Principal  Hotels. — Highland  Park  Hotel,  Park  Avenue  Hotel,  Busch  House. 

S.  A.  L.  ExcrKSioN,  No.  1  to  Aiken,  S.  C. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Greenwood. 

Charleston  &  Western  Carolina  Ry  to  Augusta. 

South  Carolina  k  Georgia  Railway  to  Aiken. 

Returning  by  same  route. 

THROUGH  RATES. 


tWashington,  D.  C  S30  00 

tRichmond,  Va   26  00 

tOld  Point  Comfort,  Va  .  .   .   26  00 


Norfolk,  Va  S26  00 

Portsmouth,  Va   26  00 

Suffolk,  Va   26  00 


ALTAMONTE  SPRINGS,  FLORIDA. 

Located  on  the  Plant  System,  thirteen  miles  south  of  Sanford,  is  now  one  of 
our  most  interesting  winter  resorts.  Clear-water  lakes,  orange  groves,  fishing, 
hunting  and  boating  are  some  of  its  attractions. 

Princij)al  Hotel. —  The  Altamonte. 

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WINTER  RESORTS. 


S.  A.  L.  ExcuESioN  No.  2  to  Altamonte  Sprinj«,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Fifton 

Plant  System   to  Jacksonville. 

Jacksonville,  Tampa  &  Key  West  Ry  to  Sanford. 

Plant  System  •  •  •  to  Altamonte^Springs. 

Returning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  Excursion  No.  3  to  Altamonte  Springs,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Athens. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Tifton. 

Plant  System  to  Jacksonville. 

Jacksonville,  Tampa  &  Key  West  Ry  to  Sanford. 

Plant  System  to  Altamonte  Springs. 

Returning  via  same  route. 

THROUGH  EATES. 


tWashington,  D.  C  |48  25 

tRichmond,  Va   44  25 

tOld  Point  Comfort.  Va.  .  .  44  25 

Abbeville,  S.  C   29  55 

Athens,  Ga   27  65 

Boykins,  Va   42  50 

Carlisle,  S.  C   29  55 

Catawba,  8  C   30  55 

Charlotte,  N.  C   32  20 

Cheraw,  S.  C.    ......  3!  45 

Chester,  S.  C   29  55 

Clinton,  S  C   29  55 

Durham,  N.  C.   38  95 

Elberton,  Ga   29  55 

Franklin,  Va   4'^  40 

Franklinton,  N  C   38  85 

Greenwood,  S.  C   29  55 

Hamlet,  N  C   31  4=» 

Henderson,  N.  C   38  95 

Kittrell,  N.  C   38  80 

Laurinburg,  N.  C   31  45 

Lawrence ville,  Ga   27  65 


Lewiston,  N.  C.  $44  25 

Lincolnton,  N  C   33  20 

Littleton,  N.  C   40  65 

Louisburg,  N.  C   38  85 

Lumberton,  N.  C   32  50 

Maxton,  N.  C   31  45 

Monroe,  N.  C   31  45 

Norfolk,  Va   44  25 

Portsmouth,  Va   44  25 

Pittsboro,  N  C   36  15 

Raleigh,  N.  C   36  95 

Rockingham,  N.  C    ....  81  45 

Rutherfordton,  N.  C  ....  35  20 

Sanford,  N.  C   34  75 

Shelby,  N  C   34  20 

Southern  Pines,  N.  C.   ...  38  05 

Suffolk  Va   44  25 

Wadesboro.  N.  C   31  45 

Wake,  N,  C   37  90 

Warren  Plains,  N.  C.    ...  39  85 

Weldon,  N.  C   41  25 

Winder,  Ga   27  65 


APOPKA,  FLOEIDA. 

Located  in  Orange  county,  on  the  Florida,  Central  &  Peninsular  Railroad, 
forty  miles  south  of  Wildwood  Population  about  1,000  people.  Lake 
Apopka,  the  second  largest  lake  in  the  State,  is  located  near  by  and  is  easily 
reached.    A  favorite  resort  with  many  tourists. 

Principal  Hotel. — Scott  House. 


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WIJSTTER  RESORTS. 


S.  A.  L.  ExcuESioN  No.  4  to  Apopka,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  II  to  Lake  City. 

Florida  Central  &  Peninsular  R.  R  to  Apopka. 

Returning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  Excursion  No.  5  to  Apopka,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Athens. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Lake  City. 

Florida  Central  &  Peninsular  R  R  to  Apopka. 

Returning  via  same  route. 

THROUGH  RATES. 


t Washington,  D.  C  ... 

•  148 

85 

tRichmond,  Va  .  .  . 

.  44 

85 

tOld  Point  Comfort,  Ya  . 

.  44 

85 

Abbeville,  S.  C  

.  30 

15 

Athens,  Ga  

.  28 

25 

Boy  kins,  Va  

.  43 

10 

Carlisle,  S.  C  

.  30 

15 

Catawba,  S.  C  

.  31 

15 

Charlotte,  N.  C  

.  32 

80 

Cheraw.  S.  C  

.  33 

05 

Chester,  S.  C  

.  30 

15 

Clinton,  S.  C  

.  30 

15 

Durham,  N.  C  

.  39 

55 

Elberton,  Ga  

.  30 

15 

Franklin,  Va  

.  44 

00 

Franklinton,  N.  C   .  .  . 

.  39 

55 

Greenwood,  S.  C  .  .  .  . 

.  30 

15 

Hamlet,  N.  C  

.  32 

05 

Henderson,  N  C  .  .  .  . 

.  39 

55 

Kittrell,N.C  

.  39 

40 

Laurinburg,  N.  C  •  ■  •  • 

32 

05 

Lawrenceville,  Ga    .  .  . 

.  28 

25 

Lewiston,  N.  C   $44  25 

Lincolnton,N.  C   33  80 

Littleton,  N.  C   41  25 

Louisburg,  N.  C   39  55 

Lumberton,  N.  C   33  05 

Maxton,  N.  C   32  05 

Monroe,  N.  C   32  05 

Norfolk,  Va   44  85 

Portsmouth,  Va   44  85 

Pittsboro,  N  C   36  75 

Raleigh,  N.  C   37  55 

Rockingham,  N.  C   32  05 

Rutherfordton,  N.  C   35  80 

Sanford,  N.  C   35  35 

Shelby,  N.  C   34  80 

Southern  Pines,  N.  C  .  ...  33  05 

Suffolk,  Va   44  85 

Wadesboro,  N.  C   32  05 

Wake,  N.  C   38  40 

Warren  Plains,  N.  C.    ...  40  45 

Weldon,  N.  C   41  85 

Winder,  Ga   28  25 


ASHEVILLE,  NORTH  CAROLINA. 

In  the  western  part  of  North  Carolina,  between  the  Blue  Ridge  and  the 
Alleghanies,  lies  the  beautiful  valley  of  the  French  Broad,  or  "  The  Land  of 
the  Sky."  It  is  a  spot  of  incomparable  climate  and  picturesque  scenery,  and 
its  healthfulness  is  far-famed.  The  city  is  situated  in  the  heart  of  the  moun- 
tains, twenty-three  hundred  feet  above  the  level  of  the  tide.  Beautiful  and 
romantic  scenery  surrounds  the  town  on  every  side,  and  the  approach  to  it 
from  either  direction  leads  through  a  perfect  panorama  of  enchanting  views. 


SEABOARD  AIR  LINE. 


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There  is,  perhaps,  no  more  beautiful  valley  on  the  continent,  and  certainly 
none  more  rich  in  all  that  would  attract  the  winter  tourist,  health-seeker, 
lounger,  invalid,  or  dreamer. 

There  are  many  points  of  interest  to  which  short  excm'sions  may  be  made. 
Among  the  most  prominent,  for  the  beauty  of  their  scenery  or  other  attrac- 
tions, are  Beaucatcher  Mountain,  Elk  Mountain,  French  Broad  River,  Swan- 
nanoa  River,  Chalybeate  Springs,  Paint  Rocks,  Bald  Moimtain,  Black  Moun- 
tain (the  highest  point  east  of  Pike's  Peak),  Vanderbilt  Park,  and  an  un- 
limited number  of  points  of  lesser  note.  The  hotels  are  numerous  and  excel- 
lent, which,  together  with  some  two  hundred  and  fifty  private  boarding-houses, 
make  a  wide  variety  from  which  a  most  satisfactory  choice  can  be  made. 

Frind-pal  Hoteh.—BsMeTy  Park  Hotel,  Hotel  Berkeley,  Oaks  Hotel,  Glen 
Rock  Hotel,  Hotel  Swannanoa,  The  Winy  ah. 

S.  A.  L.  ExcriisioN  No.  6  to  Asheville,  N.  C. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Raleigh. 

Southern  Ry  to  Asheville. 

Returning  via  same  route. 

THEOUGH  RATES. 

+Richmond,  Ya   820  00     '     Norfolk,  Ya  S22  00 

-Old  Point  Comfort,  Ya    .   .   22  00     ;     Portsmouth,  Ya   22  00 


AUGUSTA.  GEORGIA. 

Is  a  beautiful  Southern  city  of  50,000  inhabitants,  famous  for  its  wide,  shaded 
streets,  complete  system  of  electric  street  railways,  and  all  the  modem  conve- 
niences of  a  modem  city ;  a  beautiful  Government  Reservation,  Park,  Arsenal 
and  Barracks,  and  is  a  famous  Winter  Resort.  It  has  one  of  the  largest  water- 
powers  in  the  United  States,  and  has  $7,500,000  invested  in  manufactures. 
Hotel  Bon  Air,  situated  on  the  heights  known  as  the  Sand  Hills,  is  the  leading 
winter  hotel. 

Principal  HoteU —YioieX  Bon  Air,  Augusta  Hotel,  The  Arlington,  Hillside 
House,  Heard  House,  Planter's  Hotel,  Singer  House. 

S.  A.  L.  Excursion  Xo.  7  to  Augusta,  Ga, 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Greenwood. 

Charleston  &  Western  Carolina  Ry  to  Augusta. 

Returning  via  same  route. 

THROUGH  RATES. 


+Washington,  D.  C    ....  S30  00  Norfolk,  Ya  $2B  00 

t Richmond,  Ya   26  00  Portsmouth,  Ya   26  00 

tOld  Point  Comfort,  Ya    .  .   26  00 


20  WINTER  RESORTS. 


BAKTOW,  FLOKIDA. 

Is  located  in  the  famous  lake  region  of  Florida,  and  contiguous  to  the  finest 
kind  of  game  lands.  Partridges  are  plentiful,  and  within  easy  distance  of  the 
town.  Turkeys  are  abundant  a  short  distance  off,  and  deer  are  to  be  found 
south  in  good  quantities,  with  occasional  bears.  Peace  river,  a  mile  and  a 
half  distant,  affords  excellent  fishing  for  black  bass,  perch  and  trout,  and  the 
lakes  which  dot  the  adjoining  country  are  filled  with  all  sorts  of  fresh-water  fish. 

The  Wright  House  will  recommend  itself  to  all  sportsmen,  its  genial  pro- 
prietor, Mr.  J.  C.  Wright,  being  himself  an  enthusiastic  sportsman,  and 
thoroughly  familiar  with  the  region  and  its  game.  In  addition  to  this  he  has 
a  fine  pack  of  dogs.    Rates  reasonable. 

Principal  Hotels. — Carpenter  House,  Wright  House,  Orange  Grove  Hotel, 
Bartow  House. 

S.  A.  L.  ExcuEsioN  No.  8  to  Bartow,  Fla. 


Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Tifton. 

Plant  System  •      •  to  Bartow. 

Returning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  ExcuESiON  No.  9  to  Bartow. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Athens. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Tifton. 

Plant  System  to  Bartow. 

Returning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  Excursion  No.  10  to  Bartow,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon. 

Georgia,  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Tifton. 

Plant  System  to  Jacksonville. 

Jacksonville,  Tampa  &  Key  West  R.  R  .  .  .to  Sanford.' 
Plant  System  to  Bartow. 

S.  A.  L.  Excursion  No.  11  to  Bartow,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Athens. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon. 

Georgia,  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Tifton. 

Plant  System  to  Jacksonville. 

Jacksonville,  Tampa  &  Key  West  R.  R  .  .  .to  Sanford. 
Plant  System  to  Bartow. 


SEABOARD  AIR  LINE. 


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THROUGH  RATES. 


tWashington,  D.  C  .  .    .  •  §51  50  i 

+Richmond,  Va   47  50  | 

tOld  Point  Comfort.  Va.  .  .  47  50  | 

Abbeville,  S.  C   32  60  i 

Athens,  Ga   30  90  \ 

Boy  kins,  Va   45  55 

Carlisle,  S.  C   32  60 

Catawba,  S.  C   33  60 

Charlotte,  N.  C   35  25 

Cheraw,  S.  C   34  50 

Chester,  S.  C   32  60 

Clinton,  S.  C   32  60 

Durham,  N.  C   42  00 

Elberton,Ga   32  60 

Franklin,  Va   46  45 

'  Franklinton,  N.  C   41  40 

Greenwood,  S.  C   32  60 

Hamlet,  N.  C   34  50 

Henderson,  N.  C   42  00 

Kittrell,  N.  C   .  41  85 

Laurinburg,  N.  C   34  50 

Lawrenceville,  Ga   80  90 


Lewiston,  N.  C  Si7  30 

Lincolnton,  N.  C   36  25 

Littleton,  N.  C   43  70 

Louisburg,  N.  C   41  90 

Lumberton,  N.  C.   35  55 

Maxton,  N.  C   34  50 

Monroe,  N.  C   34  50 

Norfolk,  Va   47  50 

Portsmouth,  Va   47  50 

Pittsboro,  N.  C.   39  20 

Raleigh,  N.  C.    40  00 

Rockingham,  N.  C   34  50 

Rutherfordton,  N.  C.     ...  38  25 

Sanford,  N.  C.    37  80 

Shelby,  N.  C.   37  25 

Southern  Pines,  N.  C   ■  .  •  36  10 

Suffolk,  Va   47  50 

Wadesboro,  N.  C   34  50 

Wake,  N.  C   40  85 

Warren  Plains,  N.  C     ...  42  90 

Weldon,  N.  C   44  30 

Winder,  Ga   30  90 


A  SPREADING  OAK— PASS  CHRISTIAN.  MISS. 


22 


WINTER  BE80BT8. 


BATON  ROUGE,  LOUISIANA. 

The  capital  of  the  State,  located  on  the  Y.  &  M.  V.  division  of  the  Illinois 
Central  R.  R. ,  eighty-nine  miles  north  of  New  Orleans,  is  a  favorite  resort. 

S.  A.  L.  Excursion,  No.  12  to  Baton  Rouge,  La. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Atlanta  &  West  Point  R.  R.  .  .  to  AVest  Point. 

Western  Ry.  of  Alabama  to  Montgomery. 

Louisville  &  Nashville  R  .R  to  New  Orleans. 

Illinois  Central  (Y.  &  M.  V.  Division)    ....  to  Baton  Rouge. 
Returning  via  same  route. 

THROUGH  RATES. 


tRichmond,  Va  #41  00  1 

tOld  Point  Comfort,  Va  .  .  41  00  ! 
Norfolk,  Va  41  00  i 


Portsmouth,  Va  $41  00 

Suffolk,  Va  41  00 

Franklin,  Va  41  00 


HOTEL  BELLEVrEW  ,  HELLEAIR,  V\,k.      OWNED  AND  OPERATED  BV  THE  PLANT  SYSTEM. 
W.  A.  BARROW,  jVIANAGER. 


SEABOARD  AIR  LINE. 


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BELLEAIK,  FLORIDA. 


The  caprice  of  wind  and  wave  seems  to  have  anchored  here.  Solitude;  has 
been  invaded,  and  converse  with  nature's  wondrous  charm  lies  off  this  pink- 
shelled,  sun-kissed  coast.  Belleair  is  as  sweet  and  pure  as  its  name  would 
suggest.  The  freshness  and  ring  of  the  true  metal  of  real  romance  seems  to 
ho^'er  between  land  and  sky. 

Belleair  is  now  Clearwater's  rival  sis-  ; —  {\ 

ter  resort;  built  on  a  lofty  elevation,  1 
browing  the  waters  of  Clearwater  harbor. 
Just  twenty-five  miles  from  Port  Tampa, 
on  the  Mexican  Gulf,  Here  beautiful 
shells,  tinted  and  shapely,  are  cast  upon 
the  hard,  white  sand.  Curious  fish  and 
coral  sprays  sometimes  find  their  way  to 
these  shores,  and  a  Mediterranean  shark 
twenty  feet  long,  not  at  all  a  native  of 
these  waters,  drifted  in  with  the  tide,  was 
captured  and  stuffed,  and  now  seems  quite 
resigned  to  the  situation. 

The  fishing  is  nowhere  finer,  and  any 
variety  that  could  be  obtained  at  famous 
Tarpon  Springs  can  be  caught  at  Belleair 
or  Clearwater.  The  grouper  fish  is  consid- 
ered very  fine  eating  ;  salt-water  trout  and 
Spanish  mackerel,  the  delicious  pompano 
and  sea-bass,  and  the  mammoth  tarpon  in  season. 

The  Plant  System's  new  hotel,  the  Belleview,  at  Belleair,  will  be  formally 
opened  to  the  public  January  15,  1897.  It  has  a  majestic  and  commanding 
site,  being  built  on  a  lofty  elevation,  300  feet  from  the  brink  of  the  waters  of 
the  harbor,  and  overlooking  the  entire  expanse  of  water  far  out  beyond  the 
picturesque  keys  that  sei've  as  a  breakwater  and  protection  of  the  calmer  waters 
of  the  interior  of  the  harbor. 


A  COCO A NUT  PALM. 


S.  A.  L.  Excursion  No.  13  to  Belleair,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  .  .  '   to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Tifton. 

Plant  System  to  Belleair. 

Returning  via  same  route. 


24 


WINTER  RESORTS. 


S.  A.  L,  Excursion  No.  14  to  Belleair,  Fla. 


Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Athens. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry   .  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Tifton. 

Plant  System  to  Belleair. 

Returning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  Excursion  No.  15  to  Belleair,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  .  to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Jasper. 

Plant  System  to  Belleair. 

Returning  via  same  route. 

8.  A.  L.  Excursion  No.  16  to  Belleair,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Athens. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Jasper. 

Plant  System  to  Belleair. 


Returning  via  same  route. 


THROUGH  RATES. 


fNew  York,  N.  Y  .  .  .  . 

.  $62 

05 

Lawrence ville,  Ga  .  .  . 

.  .  $31  70 

tPhiladelphia,  Pa  ...  . 

58 

05 

Lewiston,  N.  C  •  •  •  • 

.  .  48  10 

tBaltimore,  Md  

.  54 

05 

Lincolnton,  N.  C  ... 

.  .   37  05 

t Washington,  D.  C  •  •  • 

.  53 

05 

Littleton,  N.  C  .... 

44  50 

tRichmond,  Va  

48 

30 

Louisburg,  N.  C  ■  •  •  • 

42  70 

tOld  Point  Comfort,  Va  . 

.  48 

30 

Lumberton,  N.  C  •  ■  • 

.  .   36  35 

Abbeville,  S.  C  

33 

40 

Maxton,  N.  C  

35  30 

Athens,  Ga  

,  31 

70 

Monroe,  N.  C  

.  .   35  30 

Boy  kins,  Va  

46 

35 

Norfolk,  Va  

48  30 

Carlisle,  S.  C  

33 

40 

Portsmouth,  Va  .... 

.  .   48  30 

Catawba,  S.  C  

,  84 

40 

Pittsboro,  N.  C  .  .  .  . 

40  00 

Charlotte,  N.  C   .  .    .  . 

.  36 

05 

Raleigh,  N.  C  

.  .   40  80 

Cheraw,  S.  C   .  .    .  .  . 

.  35 

30 

Rockingham,  N.  C  ■  • 

.  .   35  30 

Chester,  S.  C  

.  33 

40 

Rutherfordton,  N.  C  ■  • 

39  05 

Clinton,  S.  C  .  .  .  .  .  . 

.  33 

40 

Sanford,  N.  C  

.  .   38  60 

Durham,  N.  C  

,  42 

80 

Shelby,  N.  C  

.  .   38  05 

Elberton,  Ga  

33 

40 

Southern  Pines,  N.  C  • 

.  .   39  90 

Franklin,  Va  

47 

25 

Suffolk,  Va  

.  .   48  30 

Franklinton,  N.  C  .  .  . 

.  42 

20 

Wadesboro,  N.  C   .  .  . 

.   ,   35  30 

Greenwood  S,  C  .  .    .  . 

.  33 

40 

Wake,  N.  C  

41  65 

Hamlet,  N.  C  

.  35 

30 

Warren  Plains,  N,  C  •  • 

.  .   43  70 

Henderson,  N.  C  .  .  .  . 

,  42 

80 

Weldon,  N.  C  

.  .   45  10 

Kittrell,  N.  C  

42 

65 

Winder,  Ga  

31  70 

Laurinburg,  N.  C  .  .  .  . 

.  35 

30 

SEABOARD   A  III  LIXE. 


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BROOKSYILLE.  FLORIDA. 


Located  on  the  Plant  System,  ten  miles  south  of  Fitzgerald,  with  a  popula- 
tion of  about  one  thousand  people.  The  surrounding  country  is  high  and  roll- 
ing, mostly  rich  hummock  lands.  Numerous  boarding  houses,  at  ■•^3.50  to 
8-5.00  per  week,  are  in  operation. 

Principal  RoteU. — Hernando  Hotel,  Central  House. 

S.  A  L.  Excursion  No.  17  to  Brooksville,  Fla. 


Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Tifton 

Plant  System   to  Brooksville. 

Returning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  ExcrRSi'ix  Xo.  IS  xu  Brooksville,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Athens. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  i:  Florida  R.  R  to  Tifton. 

Plant  System   to  Brooksville. 


Returning  via  same  route. 


THROUGH  RATES. 


-Washington,  D.  C  S49  10 

•^-Richmond,  Va   45  10  j 

-Old  Point  Comfort,  Ya.  .  .  45  10 

Abbeville.  S.  C   30  20 

Athens,  Ga   28  50 

Bovkins,  Va   43  15 

Carlisle,  S.  C   30  20 

Catawba,  S.  C   31  20 

Charlotte.  X,  C   32  85 

Cheraw,  S.  C    32  10 

Chester,  S.  C   30  20 

Clinton,  S  C   30  20  ' 

Durham,  N.  C   39  60  ! 

Elberton,  Ga   30  20 

Franklin,  Va.   44  05 

Franklinton,  X.  C   39  00 

Greenwood.  S.  C   30  20 

Hamlet.  X.  C   32  10 

Henderson.  X,  C   39  60 

Kittrell,  X.  C   39  45 

Laurinburg,  X.  C   32  10 

Lawrence ville.  Ga   28  50 


Lewiston,  X.  C  $44  90 

Lincolnton,  X.  C.   33  85 

Littleton,  X.  C    41  30 

Louisburg,  X.  C   39  50 

Lumberton,  X.  C   33  15 

3Iaxton,  X.  C   32  10 

Mom-oe,  X.  C   32  10 

Xorfolk,  Va   45  10 

Portsmouth,  Va   45  10 

Pittsboro,  X.  C   36  80 

Raleigh.  X,  C.    37  60 

Rockingham.  X.  C   32  10 

Rutherfordton.  X.  C   35  85 

Sanford,  X.  C   35  40 

Shelby,  X.  C   34  85 

Southern  Pines,  X.  C    ■  •  •  33  70 

Suffolk,  Va   45  10 

Wadesboro.  X.  C   32  10 

Wake,  X.  C   38  45 

Warren  Plains,  X.  C.    ...  40  50 

Weldon,  X.  C   41  90 

Winder,  Ga   28  50 


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WIN  TER  RESORTS. 


CHRYSANTHEMUM  GARDEN  ON  SEABOAKD  AIR  LINE. 


BKUNSWICK,  GEORGIA. 

Brunswick  is  situated  directly  on  the  coast,  in  the  southeastern  part  of 
Georgia,  and  it  is  partly  owing  to  this  advantageous  location  that  the  popu- 
larity of  the  place  has  grown  so  extensive.  Situated  as  it  is,  so  near  the 
famous  Jekyl  Island,  and  within  easy  access  of  St.  Simond's  and  Cumberland 
Islands,  with  miles  of  beautiful  shell  drives,  and  excellent  fishing,  hunting, 
and  boating,  and,  above  all,  a  most  delightful  climate,  it  would  be  hard  to  find 
a  place  that  offers  so  many  inducements  for  pleasure  and  comfort  as  ' '  Bruns- 
wick-by-the-Sea."  Brunswick  is  also  an  important  commercial  point,  whose 
exports  of  cotton,  naval  stores,  and  lumber  to  all  parts  of  the  world  are  very 
large.  The  climate  is  temperate  and  healthful,  and  excellent  hotel  accommo- 
dations await  the  visitor. 


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LIXE. 


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Principal  Hotel.   Hotel  Oglethorpe. 


S.  A.  L.  ExcTR.-iox  Xn.  19  TO  Brt-xswii  K ,  Ga. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  k  Florida  R.  li  to  Tifton. 

Plant  System  to  Brnnswick. 

Returning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  ExcvEsiON        20  jo  Bkvx.-wick,  Ga. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Athens. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  it  Florida  R.  R  to  Tifton. 

Plant  System  to  Bruns-vrick. 


Returning  via  same  route. 


THEOUCtH  eates. 


^Xew  York.  X.  Y  s45  00 

^Philadelphia,  Pa  41  00 

-^Baltimore,  3Id   37  00 

^Washington.  D.  C   .  .    .  .   3o  00 

^Richmond,  Va  31  00 


-Old  Point  Comfort.  Va    .  .  s31  GO 

Xorfolk,  A'a  31  00 

Portsmouth.  Va  31  00 

Suffolk.  Va  31  00 

Franklin,  Va  31  Ou 


LAXDIXiV  A  GAME  ONE  AT  KIS5IMEE,  FLA. 


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CALIFORNIA 


CALIFORNIA  occupies  on  the  Pacific  slope  a  strip  about  two  hundred 
miles  wide,  and  extends  in  latitude  from  the  southern  line  of  South 
Carolina  to  the  southern  line  of  Massachusetts.  To  make  up  its  area  from 
the  Atlantic  States  requires  Connecticut,  Rhode  Island,  New  Jersey,  Dela- 
ware, Maryland,  Virginia,  North  and  South  Carolina,  and  to  all  this  must 
be  added  about  forty  thousand  square  miles  from  New  York  and  Pennsyl- 
vania. 

Laid  off  on  the  western  side  of  the  river  in  the  Mississippi  Valley  it  cuts 
off  a  small  strip  from  Louisiana,  aud  takes  in  Arkansas,  Missouri  and  Iowa. 

In  the  great  San  Joaquin  Valley  could  be  placed  New  Hampshire,  Ver- 
n:iont,  Massachusetts,  Connecticut,  Rhode  Island  and  one-half  of  Maine, 
and  yet  crowd  but  little  on  the  foothills. 

The  State  is  traversed  through  almost  its  entire  length  by  two  mountain 
chains,  the  Sierra  and  the  Coast  Range,  with  the  natural  result  that  a  large 
area  is  found  not  altogether  inviting  for  agricultural  purposes  or  for  home- 
making.  But  they  have  their,  compensating  virtues.  In  their  bosoms  are 
many  picturesque  natural  parks,  like  the  Yosemite  Valley,  Sequoia  National 
Park,  Lake  Tahoe,  and  others,  containing  the  grandest  scenery  in  the 
world,  and,  what  is  of  far  greater  importance,  they  furnish  an  abun- 
dance of  excellent  timber,  besides  acting  as  great  rain  condensers,  storing 
up  in  the  deep  canyons  the  needed  water  to  make  the  vast  valleys  "blossom 
like  the  rose. ' ' 

California  is  a  region  of  wonders.  From  the  time  one  enters  the  State 
until  he  leaves  it  he  will  find  something  to  wonder  at,  something  to 
learn,  something  to  enjoy. 

Its  eight  hundred  mile  line  from  north  to  south,  and  its  varying  altitudes, 
from  the  low  lying  littoral,  that  touches  tide  water,  up  to  cloud  reaching  at 
14,000  feet,  and  higher,  may  well  cover  all  climatic  and  industrial  possibilities. 

To  call  it  Eldorado  is  no  poetic  fancy  ;  '49  and  '50  gleaned  the  gold  that 
had  been  uncovered  by  a  succession  of  changing  seasons  ;  and  the  blossom- 
ing out  is  being  followed  by  fruitage.  Its  exhaustless  precious  metals  have 
sufficient  attraction,  day  by  day,  to  draw  the  enterprising  across  continents 
and  from  beyond  the  seas,  with  fair  promise  that  the  early  days  shall  come 
again. 


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Traverse  the  land  and  behold  the  rewards  of  labor.  Everywhere  intelli- 
gent toil,  whether  devoted  to  orchard  and  farm,  or  to  manufactures,  meets 
a  fitting  return. 

AVithout  attempting  to  dwell  in  detail  upon  the  numerous  and  peculiar 
characteristics  that  make  California  wonderful,  it  will  be  enough  to  speak 
of  those  which  are  regarded  as  most  remarkable.  Foremost,  without  doubt, 
is  cUmate  However  commanding  all  other  virtues,  without  the  saving- 
grace  of  an  attractive  climate  they  will  be  lost  to  the  world. 


FRESNO  FRUIT  OKCHAKD. 


The  climatic  conditions  of  California,  when  closely  considered,  upset 
completely  all  one's  preconceived  notions  of  the  relation  between  latitude 
and  temperature.  The  latitude  of  San  Diego,  the  southern  city  of  the 
state,  is  about  that  of  Charleston,  South  Carolina,  while  Los  Angeles  lies  a 
little  farther  south  than  jNIemphis,  Tennessee.  The  northern  line  of  Cali- 
fornia is  on  the  same  parallel  with  Boston,  Massachusetts. 

From  these  facts  one  is  apt  to  conclude  that  although  Southern  California 
may  have  a  sub-tropical  climate,  adapted  to  the  gro^i;h  of  citrus  fruits,  yet 
the  northern  ]3art  of  the  State  must  have  the  rigorous  winters  of  the  North 
Atlantic  States,  or  of  Iowa  or  Nebraska  on  the  upper  Mississippi.  This  is, 
however,  very  far  from  being  the  case. 

Fotir  hundred  miles  north  of  Los  Angeles,  and  five  hunch-ed  north  of  San 
Diego,  the  summers  are  warmer  and  the  winters  but  little  more  severe  than 
in  the  cities  named.    All  along  the  coast  the  climate  is  cool  during  the 


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summer,  with  c<;»nsidL'raV)le  low  fug  near  the  ocean,  which  during  the  day 
floats  up  to  the  summits  of  the  Coast  Range.  This  gives  an  abundance  of 
moisture  and  an  equable  temperature.  During  winter  this  belt  is  almost 
frostless,  and  the  rainfall  is,  except  in  the  extreme  south,  from  twenty-fi\-e 
to  fifty  inches,  annually. 

The  valley  belt  extending  six  hundred  miles  parallel  to  the  coast  is  quite 
warm  throtigh  the  sttmmer,  with  scarcely  any  rain  from  ^lay  to  October. 
In  winter  it  is  cooler  than  on  the  coast,  with  much  rain,  esiDecially  at  the 
northern  end  of  the  valley,  where  in  some  sections  the  rainfall  is  from  sixty 
to  seventy-five  inches. 

In  many  of  the  northern  valleys  the  palm',  the  fig.  and  the  olive,  find  a 
congenial  home,  while  the  orange  and  the  lemon  reach  perfection,  ripening 
from  foiu'  to  six  weeks  earlier  than  in  the  more  southern  countries. 

Of  climatic  conditions  for  the  invalid  there  is  a  wide  range  from  which  to 
choose  :  In  elevation,  from  about  three  hundred  feet  below  sea  level  to  six  or 
seven  thousand  above  ;  in  himiidity,  from  the  nioist  sea  breezes  of  the  coast 
to  the  dry,  invigorating  air  of  the  inland  mountain  ranges  ;  in  temperature, 
from  the  almost  perpetual  summer  of  the  southern  part  of  the  State  to  the 
more  severe,  though  not  unpleasant,  climate  of  the  tipper  Sierras.  Malaria 
is  unknown  except  along  a  few  (»f  the  river  bottoms,  and  the  air,  even  on  a 
warm  day.  is  pt-culiarl}'  bracing,  often  stinudating  like  a  draught  of  wine. 

A  climate  where  even  a  delicate  iDerson  can,  with  no  fear  of  taking  cold, 
spend  ten  of  the  twelve  months  in  the  open  air  needs  few  accessories  in  the 
work  of  restoring  impaired  health  or  vitality.  <  hwit  luunbers  (if  semi- 
invalids  already  go  to  California  to  escape  the  cold  of  the  eastern  winters, 
and  find  to  their  constant  stirprise  that  a  great  part  of  a  California  winter  is 
almost  an  exact  counterpart  of  the  balmiest  days  of  an  eastern  spring. 

The  flora  of  California  is  full  of  interest.  From  the  mammoth  Sequoias, 
sixty  feet  in  circumference  and  four  hundred  feet  high,  down  to  the  beau- 
tiful eunanas  with  their  rose-throated  blossoms,  often  within  an  inch  of  the 
ground,  there  is  not  a  link  in  the  chain  that  is  not  rich  in  interest. 

The  sportsman  can  also  have  his  fill.  If  he  is  a  disciple  of  Izaaak  AValton, 
he  will  find  stream  and  lake  and  sea  yielding  him  ample  rewards  for  his 
skillful  efforts.  On  the  coast  all  manner  of  sea  fishing,  from  the  dimintitive 
rock  cod  to  the  gamy  salmon,  in  its  season.  The  Coast  Eange  has  innumer- 
able trout  streams  running  to  the  ocean,  while  the  Sierras,  with  their  lakes 
and  rushing^streauis,  are  a  very  paradise  for  the  fisherman. 

Game  is  abundant.  The  deer,  the  bear — grizzly  if  wanted — and  smaller 
game  swarm  in  the  woodlands,  while  quail,  pigeons  and  grouse  are  to  be 
had  anywhere  for  the  seeking.  The  coast  and  river  sloughs  are  filled  with 
geese  and  ducks. 


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That  the  State  is  rich  in  minerals  has  long  been  known,  but  few  can~con- 
ceive  to  what  extent.  Since  the  memorable  days  of  '49  it  has  been  one  of 
the  most  extensive  producers  of  the  precious  metals,  and  the  new  start 
which  the  industry  has  taken  of  late  will  yield  results  that  will  startle  the 
world.  New  processes  of  mining  and  the  return  of  confidence  to  encourage 
investment  has  put  new  life  into  all  the  old  camps  and  started  innumerable 
new  ones.  Already  the  results  justify  the  belief  that  in  the  past  half  cen- 
tury, even  considering  its  enormous  output,  the  industry  has  not  passed  its 
infancy,  and  "only  the  surface  has  been  scratched."    Calif ornians  do  not 


THE  LOOP,  TF.HErilAPT. 

believe  it  is  necessary  to  go  to  the  Klondike  to  find  go!(i.  The  same  energy 
and  expenditure  at  home  will  produce  equally  profitable  results,  and  the 
factor  of  personal  hardships  and  x:)rivations  will  be  missing. 

CALIFORNIA'S  NOTED  ATTRACTIONS. 

The  picturesque  elements  in  California  are  wonderfully  varied.  No  other 
land  has  such  a  diversity  of  pliases  in  this  regard.    The  landscape  setting 


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itself  is  more  pictorial.  Whether  the  aspect  be  of  the  spring,  wild  flower 
season,  enameling  the  face  of  the  earth  with  prodigal  masses  of  purest 
color — azure,  white,  pink,  red  and  orange  ;  the  rich,  velvety  brown  tones 
that  clothe  the  hills  during  the  so-called  "dry  season  "  ;  the  glowing  jewel 
like  green  of  orchards  and  vineyards  :  the  deep  coloring  of  the  bush  and 
tree  gi^owth  in  canyijn  and  forest,  or  the  strong  accents  of  tone  along  the 
seashore — the  effect  is  always  charmingly  artistic. 

California  is  peculiarly  opulent  in  special  picturesque  points.  She  has  in 
Yosemite  her  own  private  Niagara,  with  accessories  that  tlie  botmdary  cat- 
aract never  offered.  Her  Big  Trees  are  entirely  mi  generis.  Her  cascades, 
lakes,  eaves,  petrified  forests  ;  mysterious,  isolated  Channel  Islands  ;  vast, 
whispering  pine  forests — these  and  a  thousand  other  features  she  has  to 
delight  lovers  of  the  picturesque,  frcjn  the  standpoint  of  undecorated  Xature. 
But  the  devices  of  man  have  done  much  to  enhance  the  natural  attractions. 

The  flavor  of  pastoral  California  still  remains.  The  staunch  pioneers  have 
not  yet  all  ]3assed  over.  And  the  later  gold-seekers,  too,  are  well  worthy  of 
study — they  who  dig  f'jr  grjld.  not  in  nuggets,  but  transmuted  thi^ough  the 
allotropic  forms  of  wheat  and  corn,  milk  and  hcmey.  And  these  seekers  of 
the  Golden  Fleece  are  those  who  most  abound  to-day  in  California. 

Entering  the  State  throtigh  its  sotuhern  gateway,  by  way  of  El  Paso  and 
Yuma,  over  the  Sunset  Route  of  the  Southern  Pacific  Company,  travelers  to 
that  sunny  land  are  first  introduced  to  Southern  California — and  it  is  more 
than  likely  that  the  impressions  made  during  the  fii'st  few  hours  will  be  any- 
thing btit  ]3leasing.  The  distance  for  one  htmdred  and  fifty  miles  is  tln^otigh 
the  very  b^ittom  of  the  famous  Colorado  desen  and  Salton  sink,  reaching  a 
depth  at  one  point  of  two  hundred  and  sixty-three  feet  below  sea  level. 
While  the  picturescjue  is  conspictiously  absent,  it  is  novel  and  impressive. 
The  traveler  will  find  few  opportunities  elsewhere  on  eanh  of  spending  any 
length  of  time  comfonably  below  the  level  of  the  sea.  For  miles  the  surface 
of  this  desolate  waste  is  a  dense  bed  of  salt,  and  is  being  put  to  profitable 
commercial  purposes.  Just  before  emerging,  while  still  twenty  feet  under 
the  sea,  the  tropical  oasis  Indio  is  passed.  Its  strange  contrast  to  its  desolate 
environment  makes  it  more  interesting  than  it  might  otherwise  be.  It  is  the 
result  of  cultivation  encouraged  by  aitesian  water,  and  its  wealth  of  tropical 
luxuriance  is  a  striking  demonstration  of  wliat  Nature  would  be  glad  to  do 
if  she  only  had  a  chance.  The  total  absence  of  humidity  in  its  tropical 
atmosphere,  together  with  the  tempering  influences  of  evergreen  foHage  and 
many  of  the  artificial  comfoits  of  home,  have  made  Indio  a  resort  of  world- 
wide note  for  victims  of  lung  diseases. 

From  the  edge  of  the  Great  Deseit  to  the  Pacific  Ocean.  Southern  Cali- 
fornia is  one  vast  semi-trc'pic  garden,  and  the  visitor  canna  but  be  im- 
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pressed  with  the  high  state  of  cultivation  everywhere  prevailing.  Orange 
groves  predominate,  but  the  olive,  fig,  pomegranate,  lemon,  raisin,  grape, 
walnut,  almond  and  other  subtropical  products,  as  well  as  its  native  shrub- 
bery, palms  of  all  varieties,  magnolias,  pepper  wood,  acacia  and  others, 
fill  the  land  with  their  richness  and  fragrance. 


LOS  ANGELES,  CALIFORNIA. 

The  bustling  city  of  Los  Angeles,  with  a  population  of  100,000,  is  the 
center  of  this  charming  scene,  and  is  usually  made  the  radiating  point  for 
pleasure  and  sight-seeing  trips  for  any  number  of  days  at  the  visitor's 
disposal. 

One  of  the  most  wonderful  of  those  trips,  and  indeed  of  its  kind  in  the 
world,  is  the  ascent  of  Mt.  Lowe,  which  may  be  done  comfortably  in  a  day 
from  starting  point.  Mt.  Lowe  is  back  of  the  pretty  city  of  Pasadena, 
about  ten  miles  from  Los  Angeles,  and  its  elevation  is  6,100  feet.  Up  its 
rugged  breast  a  cable  railway  has  been  built  3,000  feet  long.  At  the  upper 
terminus  of  this  incline  a  hostelry  is  located,  called  the  Echo  Mountain 
House.  From  this  point  still  up  the  mountain's  brow  is  an  electric  rail- 
way reaching  to  Alpine  Tavern,  within  a  thousand  feet  of  the  mountain's 
crest,  and  hidden  among  its  pines.  This  section  of  the  road  is  undoubtedly 
the  grandest  and  most  interesting  mountain  road  in  the  world.  The  scenery 
is  a  succession  of  delightful  surprises.  It  pursues  a  course  in  and  out  of 
canyons,  passing  along  the  sides  of  the  mountains,  zigzaging  its  way  by  a 
route  which  is  a  continual  fascination.  At  Inspiration  Point  there  is  a  view 
of  the  valley  from  the  summit  of  the  mountain  over  5,000  feet  above  the 
sea.    From  the  Alpine  Tavern  good  bridle  roads  lead  up  to  the  summit  of 


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all  the 


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Mount  Lowe,  over  0,000  feet  high,  where  the  view  is  over  the  top  of 
mountain  ranges. 

Among  the  long  list  of  other  attractions  should 
be  mentioned  Redlands  and  its  famous  Smiley 
Heights,  Riverside  and  its  Magnolia  Avenue,  On- 
tario and  its  Euclid  Avenue,  Passadena  and  its 
Orange  Grove  Avenue,  Santa  Monica,  Long  Beach, 
San  Diego  and  Catalina,  famous  watering  places. 

Going  northward  the  objective  point  is  usually 
San  Francisco,  which  is  nearly  500  miles  distant, 
and  may  be  reached  either  by  the  coast  line, 
through  the  noted  seaside  city  and  watering  place, 
Santa  Barbara,  or  through  the  famous  Tehachapi 
Loop  and  the  great  San  Joaquin  Valley.  Either 
w^ay  will  be  found  interesting  and  instructive. 

Santa  Barbara  has  for  a  great  many  years  been 
a  popular  winter  resort  for  wealthy  residents  of 
the  East  and  other  parts  of  tlie  world,  who  go 
thither  to  escape  the  rigors  of  the  Eastern  winters, 
and  revel  in  a  season  of  genial  mildness  and  seduc- 
tive charms  equal  to  the  isles  of  the  Southern  sea- 
Its  quaint  old  mission,  over  a  century  old,  is  still 
well  preserved  and  an  object  of  unending  interest. 
Its  beach  and  drives  and  jDarks  and  elegant  houies 
and  its  picturesque  mountain  background  pret-ent 
a  most  fascinating  and  enduring  picture. 


SAN  FRANC^ISCO. 


The  metropolis  of  the  West,  City  by  the  Golden 
Gate,  has  about  325,000  population,  and  is  rated 
by  all  visitors  as  one  of  the  most  remarkable  and 

interesting  cities  in  the  worlcL  It  is  situated  on  a  peninsula,  with  the 
mighty  Pacific  on  one  side  and  San  Francisco  bay  on  the  other.  Its  topog- 
raphy is  very  irregular,  and  in  some  slight  degree  mountainous,  so  that  in 
perspective  it  is  highly  picturesque.  Its  places  of  attraction  and  amuse- 
ment are  numerous,  and  include  the  Golden  Gate  Park,  Cliff  House,  Sutro 
Baths,  Presidio,  Chinatown,  besides  many  fine  drives,  residence  streets, 
splendid  public  edifices,  churches,  schools,  etc.,  and  the  most  complete 
street  car  system,  cable  and  electric,  in  the  world.  San  Francisco  becomes 
on  short  acquaintance  a  most  desirable  place  in  which  to  live. 


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AROUND  THE  STATE. 


Sightseeing  tours  that  may  be  taken  from  San  Francisco  include  some  of 
the  world's  famous  scenes. 

One  of  the  most  popular  is  the  Monterey  trip,  one  hundred  and  twenty- 
five  miles  southward.  The  first 
hour's  ride  is  through  the  rich 
and  highly  improved  suburban 
San  Mateo  county,  where  seve- 
ral of  California's  millionaires 
and  famous  bonanza  kings 
have  established  princely  pala- 
ces and  wide  spreading  parks. 
Stanford  University  is  on  this 
route.  The  fame  of  this  great 
place  of  learning  has  gone  be- 
fore it,  and  those  who  have 
seen  other  great  universities 
will  be  able  to  appreciate  the 
splendid  plan  upon  which  it 
was  projected.  It  was  founded 
in  1885  by  the  late  Hon.  Leland 
Stanford  and  wife  as  a  monu- 
ment to  the  memory  of  their 
only  child,  Leland  Stanford, 
Jr.,  and  endowed  it  with  $20, 
000,000,  the  largest  endow- 
ment of  any  university  in  the 
world,  and  a  noble  consecra- 
tion of  wealth. 

The  buildings  are  designed 
after  the  style  of  the  quaint 
Moorish  architecture  of  the 
early  California  Missions,  and 
the  main  structure  arranged  in 
the  form  of  an  immense  quad- 
rangle, connected  by  arcades,  generally  but  one  story  high,  roofed  with  tile, 
walls  of  yellowish  gray  sandstone,  and  the  whole  effect  that  of  the  mas- 
sive and  substantial.  A  park,  many  miles  in  circumference,  elegantly  laid 
out  and  beautified,  surrounds  the  institution,  and  the  adjacent  country  is  a 
growing  community  of  California's  best  citizens. 

San  Jose,  popularly  styled  the  Garden  City,  is  fifty  miles  from  San  Fran- 


MAGNOLIA  AVENUE,  RIVERSIDE. 


SEABOARD  AIR  LINE. 


37 


Cisco,  and  deservingly  rated  as  one  of  the  most  enterprising,  progressive 
and  beautiful  cities  in  the  West.  It  boasts  of  a  population  upward  of  20,000, 
and  its  claim  to  the  virtues  named  will  be  unhesitatingly  accorded  by  every 
visitor.    It  is  built  in  the  heart  of  the  famous  Santa  Clara  county  fruit  dis- 


MISSION,  SANTA  BARBAKA. 


trict,  and  the  fertility,  development  and  resources  of  its  tributary  country 
are  probably  unsurpassed  anywhere. 

Twenty-eight  miles  by  stage  (hardly  more  than  half  that  distance  in  a 
direct  line)  is 

MOUNT  HAMILTON, 

on  whose  airy  summit  is  perched  the  great  Lick  Observatory,  the  inmates  of 
wliich  hold  constant  communion  with  ethereal  ^A  orlds  through  the  largest 
telescope  in  existence. 

From  San  Jose  it  is  seventy-four  miles,  through  the  rich  Santa  Clara  valley, 
and  the  somewhat  broken  country  flanking  Monterey  bay  to 

HOTEL  DEL  MONTE. 

This  hotel  is  a  mammoth  and  magnificent  structure,  capable  of  accommo- 
dating luxuriously  750  guests.  Its  grounds — immense  domain — are  a  per- 
petual dream  of  loveliness.  If  it  were  safe  to  conceive  such  an  extravagant 
thought  as  an  oasis  in  paradise  one  might  be  pardoned  for  it  here. 


38 


WINTER  RESORTS. 


MO^lEltEYvJJAlIfOilHli 


Its  hospitality  lias  been  shared  by  many  of  the  world's  celebrities,  and 
their  unvarying  verdict  is  that  it  is  the  most 
beautiful  and  attractive  spot  on  earth.  Chaun- 
cey  Depew  made  a  recent  visit  and  said:  *  'I  call 
it  the  most  beautiful  place  in  the  world,"  and 
another  distinguished  cosmopolitan  wrote  of 
California,  "See  all  you  can,  but  if  your  limit 

is  to  be  one 
thing  only, 
let  that  be 
Monterey 
and  Hotel 
del  Monte." 

A  popular 
way  of  re- 
turning to 
San  Francis- 
co from  Mon- 
terey is  by  way  of  the  pretty  seaside  city  of  Santa  Cruz  and  through  the 
delightfully  scenic  Santa  Cruz  mountains. 


CASTLE  CRAGS  AND  MT.  SHASTA. 


From  San  Francisco  the  tavern  of  Castle  Crags  is  320  miles  northward  on 
the  great  scenic  route  familiarly  known  as  the  Shasta  route  of  the  Southern 
Pacific.  It  is  a  very  popular  mountain  retreat,  and  takes  its  name  from  the 
massive  crags  of  like  distinction  in  close  vicinity.  Its  romantic  situation, 
exhaustless  scenic  combinations,  awe-inspiring  mountains  and  gigantic 
granite  cliffs;  its  inviting  woodlands,  redolent  of  pine  and  hemlock  foliage, 
and  the  grateful  incense  of  spruce  and  cedar;  its  living  springs  of  translucent 
water,  pools  and  cascades,  each  one  of  the  chosen  home  of  a  school  of  flash- 
ing trout,  conspire  to  make  the  Crags  a  place  to  be  long  remembered. 

The  vast  Shasta  region  is  perhaps  the  most  stupendous  panorama  of  the 
awful  sublime  on  the  American  continent.  The  Shasta  route,  from  San 
Francisco  to  Portland,  extends  through  the  very  heart  of  it  and  discloses  at 
every  turn  scenic  wonders  and  surprises  that  are  indescribable.  From  day- 
light until  dark  this  panorama  is  passing,  and  it  not  unfrequently  happens 
that  the  senses  are  palled  with  the  awfulness  of  the  exhibition. 

Uppermost,  foremost  and  dominant  through  it  all  is  the  matchless  majesty 
of  that  stately  dome,  Mt.  Shasta. 


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39 


Hitherto,  in  your  approach,  Shasta  in  some  sense  has  been  a  dream — a 
creation  of  the  imagination,  but  n()^^•,  witli  unobstructecV  vision,  you  mark 
its  noble  outhnes  and  ^   

icy  summit,  bathing  in    '*  j 
frozen  sunshine,  at  an 
elevation  of  14,442  feet 
above  the  tide  left  at  San 
Francisco. 

When  near  by  it  bursts 
into  vicM'  it  holds  you 
spellbound.  U  p  w  a  r  d 
looking,  for  hours  and 
for  days  that  are  unre- 
corded, you  pay  tribute 
to  its  majestic  presence. 
This  monarch  is  greater 
than  Olympus,  the  home  of  the  gods,  and  more  commanding  than  fabled 
cloud-compelling  Juve. 


YOSEMITE  AND  THE  BIG  TREES. 

Yosemite  Yalley  is  nearly  in  the  center  of  the  State  north  and  south  and 
just  midway  between  the  east  and  the  west  bases  of  the  Sierra,  here  a  little 
over  seventy  miles  wide. 

It  lies  at  right  angles  with  the  main  Sierra. 

The  distance  in  an  air  line  almost  due  east  from  San  Francisco  is  one 
hundred  and  fifty-five  miles. 

Approximate  distance  by  the  regularly  traveled  routes  is  two  hundred 
and  fifty  miles — one  hundred  and  eighty-eight  miles  by  rail  to  Eaymond 
and  sixty-two  miles  by  stage. 

Time  occupied  in  reaching  the  valley  from  San  Francisco  is  about  forty 
hours,  including  one  night's  rest  at  AVawona. 

The  most  popular  route  is  via  Raymond  and  Wawona. 

In  round  figures  the  valley  is  six  miles  long,  from  a  half  a  mile  to  a  mile 
wide,  and  about  the  same  in  depth. 

The  position  from  which  the  valley  is  most  frequently  first  beheld  is 
called  Inspiration  Point,  a  small  plateau  about  twenty-five  feet  square  on 
the  very  verge  of  the  southwest  wall.  The  view  from  this  situation  once 
seen  can  never  be  forgotten.  It  embraces  what  might  be  called  the  whole 
gamut  of  the  natural  and  magnificent.  You  see  mountains,  rocks,  perpen- 
dicular ledge,  towering  spires  thousands  of  feet  high,  snow-clad  mountains, 


40 


WINTER  RESORTS. 


bald  peaks  peering  into  the  blue  vault  of  heaven,  barren  domes  of  gray- 
granite,  water-falls,  cascades  and  brooks,  green  fields  and  winding  streams — 
the  whole  Yosemite  at  a  glance. 

And  then  to  know  that  back  behind  these  great  giants,  and  rising  higher 
and  higher  into  heaven,  crowned  with  eternal  snows  and  girdled  about 
with  the  glory  of  God's  sunlight  and  the  image  of  His  eternal  Majesty, 
peaks  rising  above  peaks,  until  10,000  spans  are  added  to  the  highest  of 

Yosemite' s  wonders.  To  know  this 
and  something  of  that  great  unexplored 
country  back  of  the  valley  makes  it  no 
marvel  that  the  fame  of  Yosemite  has 
encircled  the  globe. 

The  big  trees  are  included  usually  in 
the  outward  journey  from  Yosemite, 
and  form  by  no  means  an  unimportant 
or  merely  incidental  feature.  While 


BIG  TREES 


there  are  several  groves  in  this  section  of  the  State,  the  one  most  visited  is 
the  Mariposi'.  Grove,  containing  about  four  hundred  and  fifty  trees  varying 
in  size  from  two  hundred  and  seventy-five  to  three  hundred  and  twenty-five 
feet  in  height,  the  youngest  probably  four  hundred  years  old,  while  the 
older  ones  are  believed  to  be  two  thousand  and  more.  One  of  the  largest  is 
the  Grizzly  Giant,  one  hundred  and  seven  feet  in  circumference,  and  in  the 


SEABOARD  AIR  JLIXE, 


41 


thickest  place  thirty-four  feet  in  diameter.  ]^Iost  of  the  trees  liave  special 
names.  Many  are  named  after  tlie  States,  others  after  such  celebrated  men 
as  Longfellow,  Lincoln,  Grant,  George  AVashington,  Daniel  "Webster.  AV.  H. 
Seward,  Andrew  Johnson,  and  otliers.  And  it  would  seem  a  pailicularly 
happy  scheme  for  perpetuating  these  honored  names,  attaching  them  to  in- 
dividual eaithmarks  that  existed  before  Titus  besieged  Jerusalem,  which 
were  contempt^raries  of  an  Attilla  or  a  Constantine.  and  which  will  live  on 
and  on  when  the  affairs  of  to-day  have  faded  into  oblivion. 

LAKE  TAH(L 

Is^no  doubt  the  best  known  on  the  Pacific  coast.  Scenic  authorities  place 
it  high  in  the  wijrld's  list  of  lacustrine  attractions.  Lnlike  the  lakes  of 
Switzerland,  it  is  w^A  the  accompaniment  ur  central  feature  of  vast  indus- 
trial activities,  and,  far  different  from  tliose  of  Italy,  its  sliores  are  not 
ornamented  by  princely  parks  and  historic  palaces.  But  better  tlian  either, 
it  is  in  the  Garden  of  the  Gods,  and  the  sublime  majesty  of  nature  is 
supremely  present . 

From  San  Francisco  it  is  a  little  over  two  hundred  miles  by  rail  to 
Truckee,  thence  fijuiteen  miles  by  stage,  too  full  of  absorbing  interest  to  be 
tedious.    The  rail  trip,  itself,  is  a  good  introdtiction  to  the  vastness  and 


MOUNT  TALLAC,  LAKE  TAHCE. 


42 


WINTER  RESORTS. 


grandeur  of  Sierra  Highlands.  Then  follows  a  trip  around  the  lake  on  a 
pretty  steamer,  stopping  at  the  many  resorts. 

TALLAC 

Is  the  most  prominent  resort  on  the  lake,  though  many  others  share  the 
honors.  It  has  a  splendid  hotel,  and  is  so  advantageously  situated  as  to  be 
a  most  convenient  radial  point  for  numerous  other  places  back  in  the  high- 
lands. 

THE  GEYSERS. 

The  far-famed  Geysers  are  about  one  hundred  miles  north  of  San  Francisco, 
and  the  trip  thither  has  always  been  regarded  by  tourists  as  one  of  prime 
importance.  While  the  scenic  features  are  of  high  merit,  the  strange  and 
unnatural  predominate,  and  one  can  effect,  if  so  disposed,  closer  Plutonian 
relations  than  anywhere  else  in  America,  unless  it  be  the  Yellowstone.  The 
earth  rumblings  and  quiverings,  the  hissing  and  spitting  of  escaping  jets  of 
steam  from  fissures  in  the  great  granite  walls  of  the  mountain,  the  boiling 
springs  and  the  vari-colored  mineral  liquids  that  bubble  up  from  subter- 
ranean fires,  are  weird  and  uncanny  to  the  last  degree,  and  are  apt  to  leave 
uncomfortable  impressions.  Bnt  there  is  nothing  whatever  to  be  feared. 
That  sort  of  thing  has  been  going  on  for  centuries,  it  may  be,  and  no  harm 
has  come  of  it  yet.  Indeed,  it  has  grown  into  a  popular  health  resort,  with 
excellent  hotel  conveniences  and  all  sorts  of  devices  for  pleasant  recreation. 

S.  A.  L.  Excursion  No.  21  to  Los  Angeles  or  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  ,  .  .  to  Atlanta. 

Atlanta  &  West  Point  Ry   .  .  to  West  Point. 

Western  Railway  of  Alabama  to  Montgomery. 

Louisville  &  Nashville  R.  R  to  New  Orleans. 

Southern  Pacific  Co.  (Atlantic  System)  or),    -r^i -d„„^ 
Texas  &  Pacific  Ry,   .         .  |  to  El  Paso. 

Southern  Pacific  Co.  (Pacific  System)  .  .  .  {  * Vj^^cisco.^^^^'  '''' 
Returning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  Excursion  No.  22  to  Los  Angeles  or  San  Francisco,  Cal. 


Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Nashville,  Chattanooga  &  St.  Louis  to  McKenzie. 

Louis  /ille  &  Nashville  R.  R  to  Memphis. 

Or  N.  C.  &  St.  L.  direct  Atlanta  to  Memphis. 

St.  Louis,  Iron  Mountain  &  Southern  R.  R.  .  to  Texarkana. 
Texas  &  Pacific  to  El  Paso. 

Southern  Pacific  Co.  (Pacific  System)  .  .  . 

Returning  via  same  route. 


SE ABO  ARB  AIR  BINE. 


4a 


THEOUGH  BATES. 


nVashington,  D.  C.    ...  |140  75 

tRichmond.  Va   138  75 

tOld  Point  Comfort.  Ya.   .  140  75 

Abbeville,  S.  C   121  30 

Athens.  Ga   11 S  05 

Bovkins.  Ya   140  (lo 

Carlisle.  S.  C   124  70 

Catawba,  S.  C   126  75 

Charlotte,  N.  C   127  80 

Cheraw.  S.  C   129  20 

Chester;  S.  C   125  75 

CHnton.  S.  C   123  45 

Durham,  X.  C   136  50 

Elberton.  Ga   119  75 

Franklin.  Ya   140  75 

Franklinton.  X.  C.    .  •  .  136  50 

Greenwood.  S.  C   122  05 

Hamlet,  X.  C   129  20 

Henderson,  X.  C.  •  •  .  •  136  50 

Kittrell,  N.  C   136  50 

Lamlnburg.  X.  C   130  30 

Lawrenceville,  Ga.    .  .  .  llti  10 

Lewiston,  X.  C   140  75 


Lincolnton.  X.  C  S129  40 

Littleton,  X.  C   138  20 

Louisburg,  X.  C   137  00 

Lumberton.  X.  C   132  00 

Maxton,  X.'  C   130  60 

^lonroe,  X.  C   127  80 

Xorfolk,  Ya   140  75 

Portsmouth.  Ya   140  7.5 

Pittsboro.  X.  C   134  30 

Raleigh,  X.  C   136  50 

Rockingham,  X.  C  •  -  •  •  129  20 

Rutherfordton,  X.  C.  .  .  •  131  80 

Sanford,  X.  C   133  50 

Shelby,  X.  C   130  50 

Southern  Pines,  X.  C  .  •  .  131  10 

Suffolk,  Ya   140  75 

Wadesboro,  X.  C   129  20 

Wake,  X.  C   136  50 

Y^arren  Plains,  X.  C.  -  .  •  137  40 

Y^ldon,  X.  C   138  75 

Yllmington,  X.  C   135  60 

AVinder,  Ga   116  95 


S.  A.  L.  ExcTRsiox  Xo.  23  to  Sax  Diego,  Cal. 


Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Atlanta  &  Y>st  Point  Ry  to  AVest  Point. 

Y^estern  Railway  of  Ahibama  to  ]Montgomery. 

Louis\dlle  &  Xashville  R.  R   .  to  Xew  Orleans. 

Southern  Pacific  Co.   (Atlantic  Svstem)  or 

Texas  &  Pacific  Ry  .  \  ' .  .  .  .  .  to  El  Paso. 

Southern  Pacific  Co^  (  Pacific  System  )  ....  to  Los  Angeles. 
Southern  California  Ry  .  .  .   to  San  Diego. 


Returning  via  same  route. 


S.  A.  L.  Excursion  Xo.  24  to  Sax  Diego,  Cal. 


Seaboard  Air  Line   to  Atlanta. 

Xashville,  Chattanooga  l\:  St.  Louis  R.  R  .  .  .  to  McKenzie. 

Louisville  &  Xashville  R.  R  to  IMemphis. 

'    Or  X".  C.  &  St.  L.  direct  Atlanta  to  Memphis. 

St..  Louis,  Iron  ^Mountain  &  Southern  R.  R  .  .  to  Texarkana. 

Texas  &  Pacific  Ra-  to  El  Paso. 

Southern  Pacific  Co.  (Pacific  System  )     .  .  .  to  Los  Angeles. 
Southern  California  Ry  .  .  .  . '  to  San  Francisco. 


Returning  via  same  mute. 


44 


WINTER  RESORTS. 


THROUGH  RATES. 


fWashington,  D.  C  ■  •  • 

.  $140 

75 

fRichmond,  Va  

.  138 

75 

fOld  Point  Comfort,  Va  . 

.  140 

75 

Abbeville,  S.  C  .  •  •  . 

.  121 

30 

Athens,  Ga  

.  118 

05 

Boykins,  Va  

.  140 

20 

Carlisle,  S.  C  

.  124 

70 

Catawba,  S.  C  

.  126 

75 

Charlotte,  N.  C  

.  127 

80 

Cheraw,  S.  C  

.  129 

20 

Chester,  S.  C  

.  125 

75 

CHnton,  S.  C  •  •  •  .  . 

.  123 

45 

Durham,  N.  C  

.  136 

50 

Elberton,  Ga  •  •  •  .  . 

.  119 

75 

Franklin,  Va  .  .  .  .  . 

.  140 

75 

Franklinton,  N.  C  .  • 

.  136 

50 

Greenwood,  S.  C.  .  .  • 

.  122 

05 

Hamlet,  N.  C  

.  129 

20 

Henderson,  N.  C   .  ■  • 

.  136 

50 

Kittrell,  N.  C  

.  136 

50 

Laurinburg,  N.  C  .  .  . 

.  130 

30 

Lawrenceville,  Ga  .  .  . 

.  116 

10 

Lewiston,  N.  C  

.  140 

75 

Lincolnton,  N.  C  $129  40 

Littleton,  N.  C   138  20 

Louisburg,  N.  C   137  00 

Lumberton,  N.  C   132  00 

Maxton,  N.  C   130  60 

Monroe,  N.  C   127  80 

Norfolk,  Va   140  75 

Portsmouth,  Va   140  75 

Pittsboro,  N.  C   134  30 

Ealeigh,  N.  C   136  50 

Rockingham,  N.  C  .  .  •  •  129  20 

Rutherfordton,  N.  C  •  •  •  131  80 

Sanford,  N.  C   133  50 

Shelby,  N.  C   130  50 

Southern  Pines,  N.  C  ...  131  10 

Suffolk,  Va   140  75 

AVadesboro,  N.  C   129  20 

Wake,  N.  C   136  50 

Warren  Plains,  N.  C  .  •  •  137  40 

Weldon,  N.  C   138  75 


Wilmington,  N.  C 


135  60 


Winder,  Ga  ......  .   116  95 


Y03EMITE  VALLEY.  CALIFORNIA. 


SE ABO  ARB  AIR  LINE. 


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CEDAR  KEY,  FLOEIDA. 

Cedar  Key,  the  terminal  point  of  the  Florida  Central  and  Peninsular  Rail- 
road, is  sometimes  compared  to  Venice  in  certain  respects.  It  is  situated  on  an 
island  in  the  Gulf  of  Mexico,  surrounded  by  numerous  other  islands  or  "  keys," 
as  they  are  called.  Famous  for  its  equable  and  temperate  climate,  a  visit  is 
necessarily  well  repaid  by  the  health-giving  atmosphere.  From  a  mercantile 
centre  it  has  grown  of  late  years  into  quite  a  winter  retreat. 

Many  and  interesting  are  the  side  trips  by  steamer  from  here  to  Tarpon 
Springs,  Clearwater,  Dunedin,  Seaside,  Yellow  Bluff,  Manatee  and  Tampa 
Sights  well  worth  seeing  are  the  diving  for  sponge  and  the  cutting  of  cedar  for 
pencil  manufacture.  lathloe  Island,  a  tropical  garden  near  by,  has  also  grown 
into  prominence  as  a  winter  resort. 

Principal  Hotels. — Bettelini  House,  Schlemmer  House. 


S.  A.  L.  ExcuEsioN  No.  25  to  Cedar  Key,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Lake  City. 

Florida  Central  &  Peninsular  R.  R  to  Cedar  Key. 

Peturning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  ExcuESiox  No.  26  to  Cedar  Key,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Athens. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon 

Georgia  Southern  k  Florida  R.  R.  to  Lake  City. 

Florida  Central  &  Peninsular  R  R  to  Cedar  Key. 


Returning  via  same  route. 


THEOUGH  EATES. 


tNew  York,  N.  Y  

.  §56 

70 

Clinton,  S,  G  

$27  80 

tPhiladelphia,  Pa.  ...  . 

53 

70 

Durham,  N.  C  

.  .  .   37  20 

tBaltimore,  Md  

48 

70 

Elberton,  Ga  

.   .   27  80 

tWashington,  D.  C.   •  ■  • 

46 

70 

41  65 

tRichmond,  Va  

42 

70 

tOld  Point  Comfort,  Va  . 

.  42 

70 

27  80 

Abbeville,  S.  0.    .  .  •  • 

27 

80 

Hamlet,  N  C  

,   29  70 

,  26 

10 

37  20 

40 

75 

Kittrell,  N.  C  

37  05 

Carlisle,  S.  C  

.  27 

80 

Lam'inburg,  N.  C  .  . 

.  .  .   29  70 

.  28 

80 

.   .   .   26  10 

Charlotte,  N.  C  

30 

45 

,   42  50 

29 

70 

.   .   .   31  45 

Chester,  S.  C  

.  27 

80 

Littleton,  N.  C.  •  •  • 

.  .  .   38  90 

46 


WINTER  RESORTS. 


137  10 

$33  00 

Lumberton,  N.  (J    •  •  • 

30  75 

32  45 

,   ,   29  20 

31  30 

,   29  20 

42  70 

Norfolk,  Va  

42  70 

29  70 

Portsmouth,  Va  .... 

,    42  70 

Wake,  N  C   

36  05 

Pittsboro,  N  C  

.  .    34  40 

,  .   38  10 

Raleigh,  N.  C  

.   .    35  20 

Weldon,  N  C  

.   39  55 

29  70 

.  .   36  10 

Rutherfordton,  N.  C 

.  .    33  45 

CHARLESTON,  SOUTH  CAROLINA. 

Charleston  undoubtedly  will  present  to  the  traveler  a  more  extended  field 
for  observation  and  the  study  of  the  past  of  this  country  than  any  other  of  its 
cities.  Its  history  began  practically  with  the  history  of  the  country:  and 
South  Carolina,  whether  as  a  Province  or  a  State,  united  or  confederated,  its 
archives  are  worth  a  perusal.  To  be  convinced  of  this,  one  need  only  be 
pointed  out  the  residences  of  the  royal  governors  of  the  Province,  on  the  same 
/Street  as  the  Cll^|^estonJIotel,  "  which,  by  the  way,  is  one  of  the  most  im- 
posing structures  in  the  city,  and  has  recently  passed  to  the  control  of  new 
parties."  The  remodeling  of  its  massive,  square-cut  pillars  and  long  colon- 
nade of  composite  style  of  architecture  has  transposed  the  lower  floor  into 
ladies'  and  gentlemen's  parlors,  enclosed  with  large  plate-glass  windows  be- 
tween each  column ,  presenting  a  structure  at  once  modern  and  unique. 

The  harbor  is  the  largest  and  prettiest  on  the  South  Atlantic  Coast,  with  a 
depth  of  twenty- three  feet  of  water  on  the  bar  and  a  harbor  capacity  and 
water  sufficient  to  float  the  entire  United  States  Navy.  The  visitor  to  Charles- 
Ion  will  have  doubtless  read  of  the  "Magnolia  Gardens  on  the  Ashley,"  a 
place  which  is  also  rich  in  cur  tradition  and  history.  No  pen  can  adequately 
describe  the  glory  of  these  gardens.  Art  and  nature  have  combined  to  make 
them  a  marvel  of  SBsthetic  beauty  and  especially  in  the  late  spring,  when  the 
azalea,  the  Japonica  and  the  rose  are  in  full  bloom  beneath  a  canopy  of  ancient 
moss-covered  oaks. 

There  are  beautiful  drives  in  and  around  the  city,  which  merge  into  the 
country  roads  between  the  Ashley  and  Cooper  Rivers,  and  along  these  will  be 
noted  the  Magnolia  Cemetery,  Belvidere  Farm,  and  the  representative  phos- 
phate manufactories  of  the  State. 

S.  A.  L.  Excursion  No.  27  to  Charleston,  S.  C. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Clinton. 

Columbia,  Newberry  &  Laurens  R.  R  to  Columbia. 

South  Carolina  &  Georgia  R.  R  to  Charleston. 

Returning  via  same  route. 


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47 


S.  A.  L.  ExcuRsiox  ]S'o.  28  to  Charleston,  S.  C. 


Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Clinton. 

Columbia,  Newberry  &  Laurens  R.  K  to  Columbia. 

Wilmington,  Columbia  &  xlugusta  R.  R.   .  .  .to  Sumter. 

Central  R.  R.  of  S  C  to  Lanes. 

Northeastern  R.  R.  of  S.  C  to  Charleston. 


Returning  via  same  route. 


THROUGH  RATES. 

f Washington.  D.  0    ....  830  00         Norfolk,  \^a  S25  00 

-'•Richmond,  Ya   25  50  Portsmouth.  Va   25  00 

iOld  Point  Comfort,  A'a  .  .    25  00  Suffolk,  Ya   24  00 


CITEA,  FLORIDA. 


Located  at  the  Junction  of  the  Plant  System  and  Florida  Central  &  Penin- 
sular Railroad,  in  the  midst  of  large  orange  groves.  The  orange  crop  at  this 
point  yielded  352,455  boxes  during  one  season. 


Principal  Hotel. — Orange  Grove  Hotel. 


S.  A.  L.  ExcrRsiox  No.  29  to  Citra,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern     Florida  R  R  to  Tifton. 

Plant  System   to  Citra. 

Returning  via  same  route. 


S.  A.  L.  ExcFRsiox  No.  30  to  Citra,  Fla. 

'Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Athens. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon, 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R   to  Tifton. 

Plant  System   to  Citra. 

Returning  via  some  route. 


S.  A.  L.  ExcuRSiox  No.  31  to  Citra,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta, 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  ^Nlacon. 

Georgia  Southern  &.  Florida  R  R  to  Lake  City. 

Florida  Central  &  Peninsula  R.  R  to  Citra. 

Returning  via  same  route. 


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WINTER  RESORTS. 


S.  A.  L,  Excursion  No.  32  to  Citra,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Athens. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Lake  City. 

Florida  Central  &  Peninsula  R.  R  to  Citra. 

Returning  via  same  route. 


S.  A.  L.  Excursion  No.  33  to  Citra,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Jasper. 

Plant  System  to  Citra. 

Returning  via  same  route. 


S.  A.  L.  Excursion  No.  34  to  Citra,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Athens. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Jasper. 

Plant  System  to  Citra. 

Returning  via  same  route. 


THROUGH  KATES. 


.  $44 

05 

tRichmoiid,  Va  

.  40 

05 

Liucohiton,  N  C.  ... 

28  80 

tOld  Point  Comfort,  Va  . 

.  40 

05 

Littleton,  N  C  

36  25 

Abbeville,  S.  C  

.  25 

15 

Louisburg,  N  C.  ... 

.  .   34  55 

.  23 

45 

28  10 

.  88 

10 

Maxton,  N .  C  

.  .   27  05 

Carlisle,  S.  C  

.  35 

15 

Monroe,  N  C  

27  05 

,  36 

15 

Norfolk,  Va  

40  05 

Charlotte,  N.  C  

.  27 

80 

Portsmouth,  Va  .... 

40  05 

Cheraw,  S.  C  

.  27 

05 

Pittsboro,  N  C  

31  75 

Chester,  S.  C  

.  25 

15 

Raleigh,  N.  C  

32  55 

.  25 

15 

27  05 

Durham,  N.  C  

34 

55 

Rutherfordton,  N.  C.  . 

.  .   30  80 

.  25 

15 

Sanford,  N  C.     .  .  .  • 

•   30  35 

Franklin,  Va  

.  39 

00 

Shelby,  N  C  

29  80 

FraDklirton,  N.  C.   .  .  . 

.  34 

55 

28  65 

Greenwood,  S.  C  

25 

15 

Suffolk,  Va  

40  05 

Hamlet,  N.  C  

.  27 

05 

,   ,    27  05 

.  34 

55 

Wake,  N  C    .  . 

.  .   33  50 

Kittrell,  N.  C  

.  34 

40 

35  45 

Laurinburg,  N.  C.    .  .  . 

.  27 

05 

Weldoi),  N  C  

,   36  85 

.  23 

45 

.  .   23  45 

SEABOARD  AIR  LINE, 


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CLEARWATER,  FLORIDA. 

Located  on  the  west  coast  of  Florida  on  the  Gnh'  of  Mexico,  provides  line 
surf  bathing.  It  is  bnilt  npon  a  higli  bluff  that  overlooks  the  blue  waters  of 
the  harbor  from  which  it  takes  its  name,  and,  beyond,  the  broad  rolling 
expanse  of  the  gulf  of  Mexico,  this  is  indeed  a  beautiful  place.  Small  game  is 
plentiful,  and  duck  shooting  in  the  winter  months  is  as  tine  as  you  could  wish 
for.  What  sort  of  fish  do  you  want?  Here  Nature  bids  you  take  your 
choice,  for  Spanish  mackerel,  trout,  bass,  sheepshead,  grouper  and  tarpon 
are  "thick  as  autumnal  leaves  that  strew  the  brooks  of  Yalombrosa." 

Hotel  accommodations  are  excellent.  Yerona  Inn,  S3  per  day,  817.50  per 
week  ;  Seaview  Hotel,  ^2.50  per  day,  §10  per  week  ;  Phoenix  Hotel,  82  per 
day,  88  per  week,  besides  numerous  boarding  houses. 


S.  A.  L.  Excursion  Xo.  35  to  Clearwater,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Tifton. 

Plant  System   to  Clearwater. 

Returning  via  same  route. 


S.  A.  L.  ExcuR>siox  Xo.  3()  to  Clearwater,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Athens. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Tifton. 

Plant  System  to  Clearwater. 

Returning  via  same  roiUe. 


S.  A.  L.  Excursion  Xo.  37  to  Clearwater,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Jasper. 

Plant  System  to  Clearwater. 

Retmming  via  same  route. 


S.  A.  L.  Excursion  Xo.  38  to  Clearwater,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Athens. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Jasper. 

Plant  System   to  Clearwater. 

Returning  via  same  route. 

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50  WINTER  1 

THEOUGH 

tWashington,  D.  C   $52  00 

tRichmond,  Va.    .....  48  00 

tOld  Point  Comfort,  Ya.     .  48  00 

Abbeville,  S.  C.    .....  33  10 

Athens,  Ga   31  40 

Bovkins,  Va   46  05 

CaFliBle,  S.'C.   33  10 

Catawba,  S.  C.  ......  34  10 

Charlotte,  N.  C   35  75 

Cheraw,  S.  C   35  00 

Chester,  S.  C   33  10 

Chnton,  S.  C   33  10 

Durham,  N.  C   42  50 

Elberton,  Ga   33  10 

Franklin,  Va.   ......  46  95 

Fanklinton,  N.  C   41  90 

Greenwood,  S.  C   33  10 

Hamlet,  N.  C   35  00 

Henderson,  N.  C   42  50 

Kittrell,  N.  C   42  35 

Laurinburg,  N.  C   35  00 

Lawrenceville,  Ga  .  .  .  .  31  40 


E SORTS, 

KATES. 


Lewiston,  N.  C  |47  80 

Lincolnton,      C   36  75 

Littleton,  N.  C   4r:?  20 

Louisburg,  N.  C   42  40 

Lumberton,  N.  C   36  05 

Maxton,  N.  C   35  00 

Monroe,  N.  C   35  00 

Norfolk,  Va   48  00 

Portsmouth,  Va   48  00 

Pittsboro,  N.  C   39  70 

Raleigh,  N.  C   40  50 

Rockingham,  N.  C.  .  .  .  .  35  00 

Rutherfordton,  N.  C.    ...  38  75 

Sanford,  N.  C   38  30 

Shelby,  N.  C   37  75 

Southern  Pines,  N.  C.  .  .  .  36  60 

Suffolk,  Va   48  00 

Wadesboro,  N.  C.  .  .  •      ■  35  00 

Wake,  N.  C   41  35 

Warren  Plains,  N.  C.    .  •  .  43  40 

Weldon,  N.  C   44  80 

Winder,  Ga   31  40 


COLUMBIA,  S.  C,  AS  A  WINTER  SANITARIUM. 

In  the  matter  of  health,  than  which  there  is  no  physical  blessing  more 
desirable,  this  is  Columbia's  specialty. 

As  a  winter  sanitarium,  no  place  in  the  State  surpasses  the  capital  of 
South  Carolina.  Columbia  is  a  house  founded  upon  a  rock,  standing  upon 
a  promontory  of  granite,  which  extends  from  the  crystalline  rocks  of  the 
Piedmont  ridge  along  and  between  the  Broad  and  Saluda  rivers,  and  at 
their  union  juts  out  into  the  sand  hill  region  of  the  State 

The  granite  foundation  is  one  of  the  sanitary' s  conditions  that  adhere  to 
this  city  by  the  Congaree. 

The  city  itself  stands  about  200  feet  above  the  Congaree  river  and  about 
300  feet  above  the  sea  level.    This  is  another  favorable  sanitary  condition. 

The  city,  further,  is  situated  on  sandy,  porous  soil,  which  absorbs  the  rain 
water,  thus  preventing  undue  humidity  of  atmosphere  and  the  noxious  in- 
fluence consequent  upon  the  decomposition  of  animal  and  vegetable  matter. 
This  is  a  third  condition  conducive  to  health. 

The  fourth  condition  is  Columbia's  climate.  It  is  mild  and  equable — the 
golden  mean  between  that  of  Florida  and  Virginia — the  meteorological 
record  showing  that  the  difference  between  the  coldest  and  hottest  summers 
has  ranged  between  88°  and  94°,  and  that  between  the  coldest  and  mildest 
winters,  for  a  few  special  days,  from  60°  to  21° — the  aniuial  mean  being  67° 
rp.hrenheit. 


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51 


Finally,  it  is  claimed  by  the  medical  faculty  of  Columbia  that  the  city  is 
the  healthiest  of  its  size  and  population  in  the  United  States. 

S.  A.  L.  ExcuKsiox  Xo.  39  to  Coloibia,  S.  C. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Clinton. 

Columbia,  Newberry  &  Laurens  H.  R  to  Columbia. 

Keturning  yia  same  route. 

THROUGH  RATES. 

tAA'ashington,  D.  C  §28  00  Norfolk,  Va.  .  . 

fRichmond,  Ya   24  00     I      Portsmouth,  Ya 

tOld  Point  Comfort,  Ya  .  .   24  00     |      Suffolk,  Ya    .  . 


$24  00 
24  00 
23  00 


DADE  CITY,  FLORIDA. 

Located  on  the  Plant  System  and  F.  C.  &  P.  E.  P.,  in  the  "Hill  Country 
of  South  Florida. "  It  is  surrounded  by  good  farming  lands  and  beautiful 
orange  groves,  and  is  therefore  very  healthy  and  attractiye  to  the  tourist. 

Prlnrlpal  Hotel.— Bade  City  Hotel. 

S.  A  .  L.  Excursion  Xo.  40  to  D,u)e  City,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  jNIacon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Jasper. 

Plant  System  to  Dade  City. 

Returning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  ExcuRSiox  Xo.  41  to  Dade  City,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Athens. 

Central  of  Georgia  liy  to  ]Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  Ti.  R  •  •  to  Jasper. 

Plant  System  to  Dacle  City. 

Returning  yia  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  ExcuKsiox  Xo.  42  to  Dade  City,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Lake  City. 

Florida  Central  &  Peninsular  R.  R  to  Dade  City. 

Returning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  ExcuR.^iox  Xo.  43  to  Dade  City,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Athens. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  ]Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Lake  City. 

Florida  Central  &  Peninsular  R.  R  to  Dade  City. 

Returning;  yia  same  route. 


52 


WINTER  RESORTS. 


S.  A.  L.  Excursion  No.  44  to  Dade  City,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Tifton. 

Plant  System  to  Dade  City 

Returning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  Excursion  No.  45  to  Dade  City,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Athens. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry   to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R.  to  Tifton. 

Plant  System  to  Dade  City 

Returning  via  same  route. 


tWashington,  D.  C  $48  90 

tRichinond,  A"a   44  90 

tOld  Point  Comfort,  Ya  .  .  44  90 

Abbeville,  S.  C   30  00 

Athens,  Ga  '   28  30 

Bovkins,  Va   42  95 

Carlisle,  S.  C.   30  00 

Catawba,  S.  C   31  00 

Charlotte,  N.  C   32  65 

Cheraw,  S.  C   31  90 

Chester,  S.  C   30  00 

Chnton,  S.  C   30  00 

Durham,  N.  C   39  40 

Elberton,  Ga   30  00 

Franklin,  Ya   43  85 

Franklinton,  N.  C  .  •  .  .  38  80 

Greenwood,  S.    30  00 

Hamlet,  N.  C   31  90 

Henderson,  N.  C  .  .  .  .  .  39  40 

Kittrell,  N.  C   39  25 

Laurinburg,  N.  C   31  90 


RATES. 


Lawrenceville,  Ga  $28  30 

Lewiston,  N.  C   44  70 

Lincolnton,  N.  C   33  65 

Littleton,  N.    41  10 

Louisburg,  N.  C   39  30 

Lumberton,  N.    32  95 

Maxton,  N.  C   31  90 

Monroe,  N.  C   31  90 

Pittsboro,  N.    36  60 

Raleigh,  N.  C   37  40 

Rockingham,  N.  C  .  .  .  .  31  90 

Rutherfordton,  N.  C  .  .  •  .  35  65 

Sanford,  N.  C   35  20 

Shelby,  N.  C   34  65 

Southern  Pines,  N.  C  .  .  •  33  50 

Suffolk,  Ya  .   44  90 

Wadesboro,  N.    31  90 

AYake,  N.  C   38  25 

AVarren  Plains,  N.  (  V  ...  40  30 

Weldon,  N.  C   41  70 

Winder,  Ga   28  30 


DAYTONA,  FLA. 

''The  Fountain  City,"  situated  110  miles  south  of  Jacksonville  on  a  two- 
mile  ridge  of  high  hummock,  on  the  w^est  bank  of  the  Halifax  River,  twelve 
miles  from  the  inlet,  is  one  of  the  most  popular  towns  south  of  St.  Augus- 
tine. The  river  front  is  most  charming.  A  clean  shore,  hard  bottom,  free 
from  mud  and  grass,  and  a  depth  of  water  sufficient  for  all  necessary  pur- 
poses, are  among  the  natural  advantages  which  at  once  present  themselves 
to  the  eye  of  the  visitor;  Its  streets  are  shaded  with  live  oaks  and  stately 
palmettos.    The  mild  temperature  and  equable  climate  at  this  point  renders 


SEABOABD  AIR  LIXE. 


53 


it  a  very  desirable  refuge  from  the  rigors  of  a  northern  latitude.  The  ride 
from  Jacksonville  to  Daytona  is  so  varied  that  the  traveler  gvts  a  better  idea 
of  the  remarkable  changes  from  highland  to  lowland  and  the  consequent 
variation  in  vegetation  than  in  any  other  short -distance  ride  in  the  State. 
Two  beautiful  bridges  span  the  river  to  the  peninsula  and  to  Silver  Beach — 
the  latter  so  named  from  its  beautiful  shining  shore.  On  the  east  side  of 
the  river  spanned  by  these  bridges  is  "The  Collonades."  The  city  abounds 
in  good  hotels  and  i^rivate  boarding  houses.  On  the  ocean  beach,  which  is 
about  \\  miles  from  the  center  of  the  town,  are  located  the  "Sea  Side  Inn" 
and  "Ocean  Beach  House."  The  opportunity  for  bicycle  riding  is  imsur- 
passed  in  the  State,  about  thirtx"  miles  of  shell  road  having  been  prepared, 
and  seventy-live  miles  of  beach  at  low  tide  is  as  smooth  and  hard  as 
asphalt. 

Principal  Hotels. — The  Eidgewood,  Holly  Inn,  Palmetto  House,  Da}i:ona 
House,  Schmidt  Villa. 


s.  A.  L.  ExcuRsiox  Xo.  4()  to  Daytoxa,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to"  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  E.  R  to  Lake  City. 

Florida  Central     Peninsular  E.  E  to  Jacksonville. 

Florida  East  Coast  Ey  to  Daytona. 

Eetin'uing  via  same  rorite. 

S.  A.  L.  ExcuRsiox  Xo.  47  to  Daytoxa,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Athens. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ey  .  '   to  ]Macon. 

Georgia  Southern     Florida  E.  E.  .  .  .  .  .  .to  Lake  City. 

Florida  (Y^ntral  cK:  Peninsular  E.  E  to  Jacksonville. 

Florida  East  Coast  Ey  to  Daytona. 

Eettirning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  ExcuRSiox  Xo.  48  to  Daytoxa,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ey  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  E.  E  to  Tift  on. 

Plant  System  to  Jacksonville. 

Florida' East  Coast  Ey  to  Daytona. 

Eeturning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  ExcuRsiox  Xo.      to  Daytoxa,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Athens. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ey  to  ]Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Floi'ida  E.  E  to  Tifton. 

Plant  System  to  Jacksonville. 

Florida"  Ea?^t  Coast  Ey  •  •  •  .  .  .  to  Daytona. 


Eeturning  \  ia  same  route. 


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WINTER  BE  SORT 8. 


THROUGH  RATES. 


fWashington,  D.  C  $46  60 

tRichmond,  Ya   42  60 

fOld  Point  Comfort,  Ya  .  .  42  60 

Abbeville,  S.  C   27  90 

Athens,  Ga   26  00 

Boykins,  Ya   40  85 

Carlisle,  S.  C   27  90 

Catawba,  S.  C   28  90 

Charlotte,  N.  C   30  55 

Cheraw,  S.  C   29  80 

Chester,  S.  C   27  90 

Clinton,  S.  C   27  90 

Durham,  N.  C   37  30 

Elberton,  Ga   27  90 

Franklin,  Ya   41  75 

Franklinton,  N.  C  .  .  .  .  37  30 

Greenwood,  S.  C   27  90 

Hamlet,  N.  C   29  80 

Henderson,  N.  C   37  30 

Kittrell,  N.  C   37  15 

Laurinburg,  N.  C    ....  29  80 

Lawrenceville,  Ga  .    ...  26  00 


Lewiston,  N.  C  $42  60 

Lincolnton,  N.  C   ...  •  •  •  31  55 

Littleton,  N  C   39  00 

Louisburg,  N.    37  20 

Lumberton,  N.  C   30  85 

Maxton,  N.  C   29  80 

Monroe,  N.  C   29  80 

Norfolk,  Ya   42  60 

Portsmouth,  Ya   42  60 

Pittsboro,  N.  C   34  50 

Raleigh,  N.  C   35  30 

Rockingham,  N.  C    ....  29  80 

Rutherfordton,  N.  Q    .  .  .  33  55 

Sanford,  N.  C   33  10 

Shelby,  N.  C   32  55 

Southern  Pines,  N.  C   .  .  •  31  40 

Suffolk,  Ya   42  60 

Wadesboro,  N.    29  80 

Wake,  N.  C   36  15 

Warren  Plains,  X.  C    ...  38  20 

Weldon,  N.  C   39  60 

Winder,  Ga   36  00 


DE  LAND,  FLORIDA. 

De  Land,  Fla.,  on  the  J.  T.  &  K.  W.  R.  R.,  is  just  six  miles  from  the  St. 
John's  river.  It  is  the  seat  of  the  University,  is  provided  with  all  city  con- 
veniences, and  is  very  attractive  in  itself  and  its  surroundings.  It  is  sur- 
rounded by  high,  rolling  pine  land  and  numerous  orange  groves. 

Principal  Hotels. — The  College  Arms,  Hotel  Putnam,  Carrollton  Hotel, 
Floral  Grove  Hotel,  Waverly  Hotel,  Bay  State  House. 

S.  A.  L.  Excursion  No.  50  to  De  Land,  Fla. 


Seaboard  Air  Line  .  to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Tifton. 

Plant  Sj^stem  to  Jacksonville. 

Jacksonville,  Tampa  &  Key  West  R.  R.  .  .     to  De  Land. 
Returning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  Excursion  No.  51  to  De  Land,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Athens. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry   to  Macon. 


SEABOAliD  A  III  LINE. 


55 


Georgia  Southern  c't  Florida  R.  K  to  Tifton. 

Plant  System  to  Jacksonville. 

Jacksonville,  Tampa  &  Key  Wot  K.  R.  .  .  .  to  De  Land. 

Returning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  ExcTKsiox  Xo.  52  to  De  Laxd.  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.R  to  Lake  City. 

Florida  Central  &  Peninsular  R.  R  to  Jacksonville. 

Jacksonville,  Tampa  k  Key  West  R.  R.  .  .  .  to  De  Land. 

Returning  via  >\\\nv  route. 

S.  A.  L.  ExcTKsiox  Xo.  5.')  to  De  Laxd.  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Athens. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  ]Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Lake  City. 

Florida  Central  &  Peninsula  R.  R  to  Jacksonville. 

Jacksonville,  Tampa  &  Key  AVest  R.  R.  .  .  .to  De  Land. 

Returning  via  same  route. 


THROrGH  RATES. 


tWashington.  D.  C  •  •  . 

.  S4ti 

Lewiston.  X.  C  .... 

.  .  $42  75 

tRichmond,  Va  

.  42 

Lincolnton.  X.  C  .  •  • 

.  .   31  70 

tOld  Point  Comfoit.  A'a  . 

.  42 

Littleton.  X.  C  .  .  .  . 

.  .   39  15 

Abbeville,  S.  C  

Louisburg.  X.  C  •  .  •  . 

.  .   37  35 

Athens,  Ga  

.  2() 

15 

Lumbeiton,  X.  C  .  .  . 

.  .   31  00 

Bovkins,  Ya  

41 

:\Iaxton,  X.  C  

29  95 

.  •■'S 

Norfolk,  Va  

.   .   29  95 

.   42  75 

Charlotte,  N.  C  

70 

Portsmotith,  A'a.    .  .  . 

.  .   42  75 

Cheraw,  S.  C  

.  29 

95 

Pittsboro,  X".  C  .  .  .  . 

.  .   ;34  65 

Chester,  S.  C  

2S 

05 

Raleigh,  X.  C  

.  .   35  45 

Clinton,  S.  C  

2S 

05 

Rockingham,  X.  C  .  . 

.  .   29  95 

Durham,  X.  C  •  .  .  .  . 

.  87 

45 

Rutherfordton,  X.  C  .  . 

.  .   33  70 

Elbeiton,  Ga  

.  2S 

05 

Santord.  X.  C  

.  .   33  25 

Franklin,  Va  

41 

95 

Shelbv,  X.  C  

.  .   32  70 

Franklinton,  X.  C  •  •  ■ 

.  ;5fi 

95 

Southern  Pines,  X.  C  . 

.  -   31  55 

•>s 

05 

Suffolk.  Va  

.  .   42  75 

Hamlet,  X.   

.  29 

95 

AVadesboro.  X.  C  .  .  . 

.  .   29  95 

Henderson,  X.  C  .  .  .  . 

•' )  / 

45 

AVake.  X.  C  

.  .   36  30 

Kittrell,  X.  C  

.' )  t 

:50 

Warren  Plains.  X.  C  .  . 

.  .   38  35 

Laurinburg.  X.  C   .  .  • 

•)() 

9."^ 

Weldon.  X.  C  

.  .   39  75 

Lawrenceville,  Ga.  .  .  . 

.  2(i 

15 

AMnder,  Ga  

.  .   26  15 

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WINTER  BE  SORTS. 


HOTEL  CHATAL'QUA,  OE  FUMAK  Sl'RINGS,  FLA. 


DE  FUNIAK  SPRINGS,  FLA. 

De  Fimiak  Springs  has  been  appropriately  styled  ''The  Adirondacks  of 
"Western  Florida." 

Crowning  the  crest  of  the  Blue  Kidge,  this  charming  spot  marks  the 
highest  altitude  in  the  state. 

The  beautiful  lake,  in  the  heart  of  the  town,  perfectly  round  and  one 
mile  in  circumference,  is  a  marvel  of  beauty. 

Those  who  have  visited  only  the  coast  or  the  lowlands  of  Southern  Florida 
have  no  idea  of  the  tonic  and  life-giving  atmosphere  of  the  Western  High- 
lands. 

In  addition  to  water  as  pure  as  Poland  or  Waukesha,  and  an  altitude  of 
280  feet  above  the  sea,  every  breeze  from  the  Gulf,  eighteen  miles  distant, 
comes  laden  wdth  strength  and  vigor  through  miles  of  primeval  pine. 

The  founders  of  Chautauqua  selected  this  charming  spot  fourteen  years 
ago  as  the  best  location  for  a  great  Winter  Assembly,  and  the  splendid  suc- 
cess of  the  enterprise  has  justified  their  wisdom  and  foresight. 


SE ABO  A  III)  AIR  LIXE. 


57 


Traveler^  en  mute  to  and  frdiii  Jacksonville  or  New  Orleans  find  De 
Funiak  Springs  a  i3leasant  resting  place  with  the  invigorating  climate  of  a 
newer  and  brighter  Florida.  It  is.  in  brief,  ' 'California, with  its  balmy 
atmosphere  lying  at  oitr  very  doors. 

A  LITTLE  VKXICE. 

The  Brooklyx  Eagle,  speaking  of  De  Funiak.  says:  ''"Here  is  a  round 
lake  one  mile  in  circumference,  and  about  it  a  landscape  gardener  has  laid 
out  streets  in  concentric  circles,  while  from  the  shore  of  the  Lake  avenues 
radiate  like  spokes  of  a  wheel.  Around  the  circular  street  are  several  hotels 
fronting  the  lake  like  a  litti,e  vexre.  Here.  too.  is  a  Fairy  Park  with 
miniatm^e  lakes,  tumbling  cascades,  waterfalls  and  fountains." 

The  Hotel  Chautauqua  overlooks  this  beautiful  sheet  of  water,  and  its 
grounds  front  immediately  upon  a  natural  park.  Its  wide  verandas,  cheer- 
ful apartments,  and  airy  dining  room  make  it  a  favorite  resort.  Eeturn 
tickets  from  Xew  York  and  all  i^oints  Xoith  and  AVest  make  it  easy  of  ac- 
cess.   It  lies  west  of  Tallahassee  about  midway  between  Jacksonville  and 


DE  FUNIAK  LAKE— FRO.M  THE  HOTEL  GROUNDS. 


WINTER  RESORTS. 


AJ.l'iNK  TAiiK— (,kOl  M»>  \}V  WALLACE  BRUCE. 


New  Orleans,  and.  the  route  is  shorter  and  quicker  from  Jacksonville  to  De 
Funiak  than  from  Jacksonville  to  Tampa. 

The  New  Yoek  Tribune  says:  "One  of  the  most  important  attractions  of. 
De  Funiak  is  the  Florida  Chautauqua,  held  in  February  and  March  every 
year,  and  a  feature  of  the  season  is  the  Aveekly  Saturday  excursion,  crowd- 
ing the  big  Auditorium  on  the  lake  to  the  utmost  capacity.  Some  of  the 
residents  spend  the  entire  year  in  De  Funiak  on  account  of  the  pure  air  and 
Mater.    Purer,  sweeter  water,  it  is  safe  to  say,  is  not  found  on  the  globe." 

The  scenery  about  De  Funiak  justifies  the  title  of  the  ' 'Western  Adiron- 
dacks."  Stanley  Lakes,  a  mile  and  a  half  distant,  are  noble  bodies  of  water, 
the  two  being  over  three  miles  in  circumference.  Knox  Hill  reveals  from 
its  summit  an  outlook  of  twenty  or  thirty  miles  in  extent — a  view  unrivaled 
in  Florida,  and  there  are  many  fine  drives  in  every  direction. 

Hon.  Wallace  Bruce,  President  of  the  Florida  Chautauqua,  has  greatly 
enlarged  and  developed  his  charming  park,  which  contains  temples,  lake- 
lets, rustic  pavilions  and  a  spring  which  is  winning  a  witle  reputation  for 
health-giving  qualities. 


SEABOARD  AIR  LIXE. 


59 


S.  A.  L.  ExcTTu-^iox  Xo.  54  tu  De  Fuxiak  Speixgs,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Atlanta  &  West  Point  E.  R  to  AVest  Point. 

Western  E'y  of  Alabama  to  Montgomerv. 

Louisville  (S:>ashvine  P.  E  to  De  Funiak  Springs. 

Returning  via  same  route. 

THEOFGH  RATES. 


rXew  York.  X,  Y  |50  50 

tPhiladelphia.  Pa   46  50 

tBaltimore,  3Id  ......   42  50 

T Washington.  D.  C  .  .  .  .   40  5ij 

+Eiclimond.  Va   37  50 


tOld  Point  C^-)mirin.  A^a  .  .  $37  50 
Franklin.  Va  .......   37  50 

Xoriolk.  Va   37  50 

Ponsmouth.  Va   37  50 

Suffolk.  Va   37  50 


DEMIXG.  XEW  :\rExico. 

Deming  is  situated  un  the  lines  of  the  Southern  Pacific  and  Atchison. 
Topeka  k  Santa  Fe  Eailways,  and  is  one  of  the  best  Health  Resons  in  the 
Southwest.  Xumerous  hot  springs  are  located  in  adjacent  mountains,  and 
its  mineral  waters  stand  the  best  analysis  of  any  on  the  Pacific  coast. 

The  depot  hotel,,  which  is  under  the  F.  Har\-ey  management,  is  fim-class 
in  every  particular.  Besides  this  there  are  several  fine  restam^ants  and 
lodging  houses,  and  a  number  of  first-class  private  boarding  houses. 


S.  A.  L.  ExcTEsiox  Xo.  55  to  Demixg.  X. 

Seabi  lard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Xashville,  Chattanooga  &  St.  Louis  Ey  .  .  .  to  Memphis. 
St.  Louis.  Iron  Mountain  k  Southern  Ev  .  .  to  Texarkana. 

Texas  6:  Pacific  Ey   .  .  to  El  Paso. 

Southern  Pacific  Co.  '  Pacific  System)  .  .  .  .  to  Deming. 

Eeturning  via  same  rotite. 


S.  A.  L.  ExcuRsiox  Xo.  5*3  to  Demixg.  ^.  M. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Atlanta  k  West  Point  E.  E  to  West  Point. 

Western  Eailway  of  Alabama  to  Montgomer}-. 

Louisville  &  Xashville  E.  E  to  X'ew  Orleans. 

Southern  Pacific  Co.  (  Atlantic  System)  .  .  .  to  El  Paso. 
■Sotit hem  Pacific  Co.  (Pacific  .System)  .  .  .  .  to  Deming. 

Eeturning  via  same  route. 


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WINTER  RESORTS. 


THEOUGH  BATES. 


tWashington,  D.  C  .  .  .  .  $87  10 

tRichmond,  Va   85  10 

tOld  Point  Comfort,  A^a  .  .  87  10 

Abbeville,  S.  C   70  70 

Athens,  Ga   67  45 

Boykins,  Va   85  35 

Carlisle,  S.  C   74  30 

Catawba,  S.  C   76  15 

Charlotte,  N.  C   77  20 

Cheraw,  S.  C   78  60 

Chester,  S.  C   75  15 

Clinton,  S.  C   72  85 

Durham,  N.  C   83  10 

Elberton,  Ga   69  15 

Franklin,  Va   86  25 

Franklinton,  N.  C  ....  83  10 

Greenwood,  S.  C   71  45 

Hamlet,  N.  C   78  60 

Henderson,  N.  C   83  10 

Kittrell,  N.  C   83  10 

Laurinburg,  N.  C   79  70 

Lawrenceville,  Ga  ....  67  45 

Lewiston,  N.  C   87  10 


I    Lincolnton,  N.  C   $78  20 

Littleton,  N.  C   84  10 

Louisburg,  N.  C   83  10 

Lumberton,  N.  C   80  75 

Maxton,  N.  C   79  70 

Monroe,  N.  C   77  20 

Norfolk,  Va   87  10 

Portsmouth,  Va   87  10 

Pittsboro,  N.  C   83  50 

Raleigh,  N.  C   83  10 

Rockingham,  N.  C  .  .  .  .  78  60 

Rutherfordton,  N.  C   .  .  .  80  20 

Sanford,  N.  C   82  10 

Shelby,  N.  C   79  20 

Southern  Pines,  N.      .  .  .  80  20 

Suffolk,  Va   87  10 

Wadesboro,  N.  C   78  60 

Wake,  N.  C   83  10 

Warren  Plains,  N.  C  -  .  .  .  84  00 

Weldon,  N.  C   84  10 

Wilmington,  N.  C  .  .  .  •  .  82  10 

Winder,  Ga   67  45 


EAU  GALLIE,  FLA. 

Over  a  quarter  of  a  century  ago  one  of  Florida's  lieutenant  governors,  a 
native  of  Massachusetts,  was  particularly  struck  with  the  beauty  ancl  many 
natural  advantages  of  this  spot  and  gave  it  a  name  borrowed  from  the 
French-Indian  dialect,  meaning  "Water's  Rock"  or  "Rock  Water,' '  aiidthe 
name  fittingly  describes  the  place,  for  the  peculiar  coquina  formation  is 
found  here  at  its  best.  Deep  water  bathes  the  shore,  while  the  town  site 
rises  with  a  gradual  elevation  to  a  height  of  forty-five  feet.  Its  fine  piers, 
from  which  a  great  variety  of  sailing  and  other  craft  may  be  seen,  are  among 
its  numerous  attractions.  Steamer  service  has  now  been  inaugurated  on  the 
Banana  River  to  Cape  Canaveral.  The  Banana  River  is  especially  noted  for 
its  duck,  and  here  sportsmen  find  an  amount  of  both  hunting  and  fishing. 

Prmcipal  Hotels. — Hotel  Granada,  The  Taylor  House.  '  ' 

S.  A.  L.  Excursion  No.  57  to  E.\u  Gallie,  Fla. 


Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Central  <:>f  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  .  .  .  .  .  .to  Lake  City. 

Florida  Central  &  Peninsular  R.  R  to  Jacksonville. 

Florida  East  Coast  Ry  •  to  Eau  Gallie. 


Returning  via  same  route. 


SEABOARD   AIR  LINE. 


61 


S.  A.  L.  ExcTESiox  Xo.  58  to  Eau  Gallie,  Fla. 


Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Athens 

Central  of  Georgia  Ey  to  ]Macon 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  E.  R  to  Lake  City. 

Florida  Central  &  Peninsular  E.  E  to  Jacksonville. 

Florida  East  Coast  Ev  to  Eau  Gallie. 


Eeturning  via  same  route. 


S.  A.  L.  Excursion  Xo.  59  to  Eau  Gallie,  Fla. 


Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ey  to  ]Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  E.  E  to  Tifton. 

Plant  System  to  Jacksonville. 

Florida  East  Coast  Ey  to  Eau  Gallie. 

Eeturning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  Excursion  Xo.  60  to  Eau  Gallie,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Athens. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ey  to  ^Nlacon. 

Gergia  Southern  &  Florida  E.  E  to  Tifton. 

Plant  System  to  Jacksonville. 

Florida  East  Coast  Ey  to  Eau  Gallie. 


Eeturning  via  same  route. 


THROUGH  RATES. 


tXew  York,  X.  Y  861  40 

fPhiladelphia,  Pa   57  40 

tBaltimore,  :Md   53  40 

tWashington,  D.  C  .  .  .  .  51  40 

tEichmond,  Ya   47  40 

tOld  Point  Comfort.  Ya  .  .  47  40 

Abbeville,  S.  C    32  70 

Athens,  Ga   30  80 

Bovkins,  Ya   45  65 

Carlisle,  S.  C   32  70 

Catawba,  S.  C   33  70 

Charlotte,  X.  C   35  35 

Cheraw,  S.  C   34  60 

Chester,  S.  C   32  70 

Clinton,  S.  C   32  70 

Durham,  X.  C   42  10 

Elberton,  Ga   32  70 

Franklin,  Ya   46  55 

Franklinton,  X.  C  ....  41  50 

Greenwood,  S.  C   32  70 

Hamlet,  X.  C   34  60 

Henderson,  X.  C   42  10 

Kittrell,  X.  C   41  95 

Laurinburg,  X.  C  .  .  .  .  34  60 


Lawrenceville,  Ga   830  80 

Lewiston,  X'.  C   47  40 

Lincolnton,  X.  C   36  35 

Littleton,  X.  C   43  80 

Louisburg,  X.  C   42  00 

Lumberton,  X^.  C   35  65 

3Iaxton,  X.  C   34  60 

31onroe,  X.  C   34  60 

Xorfolk,  Ya   47  40 

Portsmouth,  Ya   47  40 

Pittsboro,  X.  C   39  30 

Ealeigh,  X.  C   40  10 

Eockingham,  X.  C    ....  34  60 

Eutherfordton,  X.        .  .  .  38  35 

Sanford,  X.  C   37  90 

Shelby,  X.  C   37  35 

Southern  Pines,  X.  C   .  .  •  3(i  20 

Suffolk,  Ya   47  40 

AYadesboro.  X.    34  60 

Wake,  X.  C   40  95 

AYarren  Plains,  X.  C  .  .  .  .  43  00 

AYeldon,  X.  C   44  40 

Winder,  Ga   30  80 


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WINTER  BE  SORTS. 


EDEN,  FLORIDA. 

The  plantation  and  home  of  the  pioneer  pine-apple  planter,  Captain  Rich- 
ards. From  Fort  Pierce  south  to  Eden  the  land  is  a  rich  hummock,  suita- 
ble for  oranges,  lemons  and  pine-apples,  but  more  generally  devoted  to  the 
latter  industry.  The  river  front  is  one  succession  of  villas  and  cottages,  and 
many  tourists  find  delightful  winter  homes  at  this  point. 

S.  A.  L.  Excursion  No.  61  to  Eden,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Tifton. 

Plant  System  to  Jacksonville. 

Florida  East  Coast  Ry  to  Eden. 

Returning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  Excursion  jSTo.  62  to  Eden,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Athens. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Tifton. 

Plant  System  to  Jacksonville. 

Florida  East  Coast  Ry  to  Eden. 

Returning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  Excursion  No.  63  to  Eden,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  .to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Lake  City. 

Florida  Central  &  Peninsular  R.  R  to  Jacksonville. 

Florida  East  Coast  Ry   to  Eden. 

Returning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  Excursion  No.  64  to  Eden,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Athens. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Lake  City. 

Florida  Central  &  Peninsular  R.  R  to  Jacksonville. 

Florida  East  Coast  Ry  to  Eden. 

Returning  via  same  route. 

THROUGH  RATES. 


fNew  York,  N.  Y  $65  30 

tPhiladelphia,  Pa  61  30 

fBaltimore,  Md   57  30 

t Washington,  D.  C   55  30 

tRichmond,  Va  51  30 


tOld  Point  Comfort,  Ya  .  .  $51  30 

Abbeville,  S.  C  3()  60 

Athens,  Ga   34  70 

Boykins,  A"a  A\)  55 

Carlisle,  S.  C  (iO 


SEABOARD  AIR  LINE. 


63 


Catawba.  S.  C  S37  60 

Charlotte.  X.  C   39  25 

Cheraw,  S.  C   38  50 

Chester,  S.  C   36  60 

Chnton,  S.  C   36  60 

Durham.  X.  C   4(i  00 

Elbeiton.  Ca   36  m 

Franklin.  A'a   50  45 

Franklinton.  X.  C   45  40 

Greenwood,  S.  C   36  HO 

Hamlet,  X.  C   38  50 

Henderson.  X.  C   46  00  | 

Kittrell,  X.  C   45  85  | 

Laurinburg,  X.  C   38  50  I 

Lawrenceville.  Ga  .  .     .  .  34  70 

Lewiston,  X.  C   51  30 

Lincolnton,  X.  C   .  .     .  .  4(  )  25 

Littleton.  X.  C   47  7(i 

Lduisburg,  X.  C   45  ^^0 


Lumberton.  X'.  C  .  •  .  .     S39  55 

Maxton,  X.  C   38  50 

Monroe,  X.  C   38  50 

Xorfolk^Ya   51  30 

Portsmouth,  Va   51  30 

Pittsb<;)ro.  X.  C   43  30 

Raleigh.  X.  C   44  00 

Pvockingham.  X.  C    ....  38  50 

Rutherfordton,  X.  C  •  •  •  •  42  25 

Sanford,  X.  C   41  80 

Shelbv.  X.  C   41  25 

.Southern  Pines,  X.  C    .  .  .  40  K) 

Suffolk,  Ya   51  30 

Wadesboro,  X.  C   38  50 

Wake.  X.  C   44  85 

Wan-en  Plains  X.  C.     ...  46  90 

Weldon,  X.  C   4S  .30 

A\'inder,  Ga   34  <(j 


EL  PASO.  TEXAS. 


Located  in  the  extreme  western  portion  of  Texas  ;  has  a  p(  ipulatii  m  of 
16,000  ;  has  an  elevation  of  3,700  feet  above  the  sea  ;  has  a  dry  and  salubrious 
atmosphere,  no  extremes  of  heat  or  cold.  A  climate  unexcelled  in  the 
world  ;  has  six  railroads,  has  two  large  luitels  i  Vendomc  and  Pierson  i,  and 
several  moderate  size.  El  Paso  has  but  three  cloudy  days  the  year  round, 
and  an  average  Dt  one  a  year  when  the  sun  is  not  visible.  Has  unecjualled 
sanitary  regulations.     Dcatli  rate  t)nt  se\"('n  in  boon.     W'liitc  ])o])nlatioii. 

S.  A.  L.  Excujtsiox  X().  65  to  El  Pa>o.  Texas. 


Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Atlanta  &  AA>st  Point  R.  R  to  West  Point. 

Western  Railway  of  Alabama  to  ^Montgomery. 

Louisville  &  X'ashville  R.  R  to  Xew  Orleans. 

Southern  PaciHc  Co.  (Atlantic  System  i    .  .  .  to  El  Paso. 

Retiuning  via  same  mute. 

S.  A.  L.  ExcuiisioN  Xo.  60  TO  Ei.  ]\\stv  Texas. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Atlanta  &  West  Point  R.  R  to  West  Point. 

Western  Railway  of  Alabama  to  ^Montgomery. 

Louisville  &  Xashville  R.  R  to  Xew  (Orleans. 

Texas  &  Pacific  Railway  to  El  Paso. 

Returning  via  same  route. 


64  WINTER  RESORTS. 


S.  A.  L.  Excursion  No.  07  to  El  Paso,  Texas. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Western  &  Atlantic  to  Chattanooga. 

Nashville,  Chattanooga  &  St.  Lonis  Ry    .  .  .to  McKenzie. 

Louisville  &  Nasliville  R.  li  to  Memphis. 

St.  Louis,  Iron  Mountain  &  Southern  Ry    .  .  to  Texarkana. 

Texas  &  Pacific  Ry  .  .  .  .  •  .  •  to  El  Paso. 

Returning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  Excursion  No.  68  to  El  Paso,  Texas. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Nashville,  Chattanooga  &  St.  Louis  Ry   .  .  .  to  Memphis. 
St.  Louis,  Iron  Mountain  &  Southern  Rv    .  .  to  Texarkana. 

Texas  &  Pacific  Ry  \  .  .  to  El  Paso. 

Returning  via  same  route. 

THROUGH  RATES. 


tWashington,  D.  C  .  .  .  .  $87  10 

■f-Richmond,  Ya   85  10 

tOld  Point  Comfort,  Ya  .  .  87  10 

Abbeville,  S.  C   m  60 

Athens,  Ga   63  85 

Boykins,  Ya   85  35 

Carlisle,  S.  C   71  05 

Catawba,  S.  C   72  05 

Charlotte,  N.  C   73  10 

Cheraw,  S.  C   74  50 

Chester,  S.  C   71  05 

Chnton,  S.  C   68  75 

Durham,  N.  C   80  50 

Elberton,  Ga   65  05 

Franklin,  Ya   86  25 

Franklinton,  N.  C  ....  80  50 

Greenwood,  S.  C   67  35 

Hamlet,  N.  C   74  50 

Henderson,  N.  C   80  50 

Kittrell,  N.  C   80  50 

Laurinburg,  N.  C    ....  75  60 

Lawrenceville,  Ga  .  .  .  .  63  35 

Lewiston,  N.  C   87  10 


Lincolnton,  N.  C   $74  10 

Littleton,  N.  C   82  30 

Louisburg,  N.  C   80  50 

Lumberton,  N.  C   76  65 

Maxton,  N.  C   75  60 

Monroe,  N.  C   73  10 

Norfolk,  Ya   87  10 

Portsmouth,  Ya   87  10 

Pittsboro,  N.  C   79  85 

Raleigh,  N.  C   80  50 

Rockingham,  N.  C    ....  75  40 

Rutherfordton,  N.  C  .  .  .  .  76  10 

Sanford,  N.  C   78  45 

Shelby,  N.  C   75  10 

Southern  Pines,  N.  C   ...  76  10 

Suffolk,  Ya   87  10 

Wadesboro,  N.  C   .  .  •  .  •  74  50 

Wake,  N.  C   80  50 

Warren  Plains,  N.  C   .  .  .  81  40 

Weldon,  N.  C   84  10 

Wilmington,  N.  C   80  25 

Winder,  Ga   63  35 


ENTERPRISE,  FLORIDA. 

This  point  is  all  that  the  name  implies,  for  it  has  the  push,  energy,  indus- 
try, and  active  trade  to  justify  its  title.  Its  advantageous  situation  certainly 
has  given  it  a  pre-eminence  over  many  other  towns.    It  is,  like  its  neighbor 


SEABOARD  AIR  LINE. 


65 


Sanford,  directly  on  Lake  Monroe — one  of  the  headwater  bodies  of  the  St. 
John's — and  is  hkewise  widely  engaged  in  fruit  cultivation.  It  is  a  partic- 
ularly healthy  situation,  and  a  favorite  one  for  tourists,  while  its  orange 
groves  supply  many  Northern  markets.  Fishing  in  the  lake  is  excellent^ 
and  black  bass  and  trout  abound.        .  . 

Principal  Hotels. — Brock  House,  Live  Oak  House. 


-      S.  A.  L.  Excursion  No.  69  to  Enterprise,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ey  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  E.  R  .  .  .  .  .  .to  Tifton. 

Plant  System  to  Jacksonville. 

Jacksonville,  Tampa  &  Key  A'N^est  E.  E  .  .  .  to  Enterprise. 
Eeturning  via  same  route. 


S.  A.  L.  Excursion  No.  70  to  Enterprise,  Fla. 


Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Athens. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ey  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  and  Florida  E.  E  to  Tifton. 

Plant  System  to  Jacksonville. 

Jacksonville,  Tampa  &  Key  AVest  E.  E.  .  .  .  to  Enterprise. 
Eeturning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  Excursion  No.  71  to  Enterprise,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ey  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  E.  E  to  Lake  City. 

Florida  Central  &  Peninsular  E.  E  to  Jacksonville. 

Jacksonville,  Tampa  &  Key  AVest  E.  E.  .  .  .  to  Enterprise. 


Eeturning  via  same  route. 


S.  A.  L.  Excursion  No.  72  to  Enterprise,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Athens. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ey  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  E.  E  to  Lake  City. 

Florida  Central  &  Peninsular  E.  E  to  Jacksonville. 

Jacksonville,  Tampa  &  Key  West  E.  E  .  .  .to  Enterprise. 
Eeturning  via  same  route. 


THROUGH  RATES. 


tNew  York,  N.  Y  $57  50 

tPhiladelphia,  Pa   53  50 

tBaltimore,  INId   49  50 

tWashington,  D.  C  ....  47  50 
tEichmond,  Va   43  50 


5 


fOld  Point  Comfort,  Ya  .  .  $43  50 

Abbeville,  S.  C   28  80 

Athens,  Ga   26  90 

Boykins,  Ya  41  7.5 

Carlisle,  S=  C   28  80 


66  WINTER 


Catawba,  S.  C  •  .  .  . 

.  .  $29 

80 

Charlotte,  N.  C.  .  .  . 

.  .  31 

45 

Cheraw,  S.  C  

-  .  30 

70 

Chester,  S.  C  

.  .  28 

80 

CHnton,  S.  C  

.  .  28 

80 

Durham,  N.  C  .  .  •  • 

.  .  38 

20 

Elberton,  Ga  

.  .  28 

80 

Franklin,  Va  

.  .  42 

65 

Franklinton,  N.  C.  .  . 

.  .  37 

60 

Greenwood,  S.  C  •  .  . 

.  .  28 

80 

Hamlet,  N.  C.  .  .  .  . 

.  .  30 

70 

Henderson,  N.  C  .  .  . 

.  .  38 

20 

Kittrell,  N.  C  

.  .  38 

05 

Laurinburg,  N.  C  •  .  . 

.  .  30 

70 

Lawrenceville,  Ga.  .  . 

26 

90 

Lewiston,  N.  C .  .  .  . 

.  .  43 

50 

Lincolnton,  N.  C .  .  • 

.  .  32 

45 

Littleton,  N.  C  .  .  .  . 

.  .  39 

90 

Louisburg,  N.  C.  .  •  • 

.  .  38 

10 

RESORTS. 


Lumberton,  N.  C   $31  75 

Maxton,  N.  C   30  70 

Monroe,  N.  C   30  70 

Norfolk,  Va   43  50 

Portsmouth,  Va   43  50 

Pittsboro,  N.  C   35  40 

Ealeigh,  N.  C   36  20 

Rockingham,  N.  C   30  70 

Rutherfordton,  N.  C  .  .  .  •  34  45 

Sanford,  N.  C   34  00 

Shelby,  N.  C   33  45 

Southern  Pines,  N.  C  ...  32  30 

Suffolk,  Va   43  50 

Wadesboro,  N.  C   30  70 

Wake,  N.  C   37  05 

Warren  Plains,  N.  C.  .  .  •  39  10 

Weldon,  N.  C   40  50 

Winder,  Ga   26  90 


FEKNANDINA,  FLOKIDA. 

Fernandina  has  the  largest  and  deepest  harbor  on  the  eastern  coast  of 
Florida.  Here  is  one  of  the  finest  beaches  in  the  world,  "Amelia  Beach," 
over  twenty  miles  long  and  two  hundred  feet  wide,  with  a  hard,  firm  sur- 
face, and  connected  with  the  cHy  by  a  magnificent  drive- way  of  compact 
shell  road,  nearly  two  miles  long.  The  town  is  connected  in  all  directions 
with  prominent  points  by  railroad  and  steamboat,  and  is  thirty-six  miles 
from  Jacksonville.  Adjacent  is  the  Nassau  River,  with  its  fine  fishing,  and 
abounding  in  rich  hummock  and  rolling  pine  land. 

Principal  Hotels. — Egmont,  Florida  House. 


S.  A.  L.  Excursion  No.  73  to  Fernandina,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Lake  City. 

Florida  Central  and  Peninsular  R.  R  to  Fernandina. 

Returning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  Excursion  No.  74  to  Fernandina,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line   to  Athens. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  .to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  .to  Lake  City. 

Florida  Central  &  Peninsular  R.  R  to  Fernandina. 


Returning  via  same  route. 


SEABOARD  AIR  LINE,  67 


theofctH  rates. 


1  _N        1  'ji  k.     .  i  .    .  . 

(j(  j 

La^^Tenceville.  Ga    .  . 

.  .  .S19  40 

1 1  iiiiaaeipiiia.  Jra  .... 

■  4*3 

Le  wist  on.  X.  C  .... 

.  .   35  70 

TBaltiniore.  ]Mcl  

UO 

Lincolnton.  X.  C  .  .  . 

.  .   24  65 

iisliiii^'jii.  I).  C  •  .  . 

1  \  \ 

Chj 

Littleton.  X.  C   .  .  ■  . 

.  .   32  10 

TRiclimoncI.  A  a  

.  ob 

L'U 

Louisbiirg.  X.  C  .  .  .  . 

.  .   30  30 

jOlcl  Point  Conifijn;.  A  a  . 

oti 

(  HI 

Lumberton.  ]S.  C  .   .  . 

.  .   22  90 

ADDe^^-iie,  c.  L  .... 

.  21 

(111 

]\Iaxton.  X.  C  

.  .   22  90 

Atliens.  Ga  

1  (1 

4U 

Alonroe.  X.  C  

.  .   22  90 

Bovkins.  ^  a  

oo 
O.J 

95 

Xorfolk,  Va  

.  .   36  00 

Laiiisie.  >.  L  

O  1 

A  r\ 

Portsmouth.  Ya  .  .  .  . 

.  .   36  00 

Catawba.  S.  C  

•>\> 

00 

Pittsboro.  ]S.  C  .  .  .  . 

.  .   27  60 

Charlotte.  X.  C  .  .  .  . 

(>5 

Raleigh.  X.  C  

.  .   28  40 

Clieraw,  S.  C  

oo 

Pockingham.  ><.  C    .  . 

.  .   22  90 

Chester,  S.  C  

0^ 

OO 

Riitheriordton.  X.  C  .  . 

.  .   26  65 

Chilton.  S.  C  

_  i 

0(j 

>ant(jra.  -N .  L  

.  .   26  20 

Durham.  X.  C  

.  30 

40 

Shelby.  X.  C  

.  .   25  66 

Elbenon.  Ga  

.  21 

00 

Southern  Pines.      C  . 

.  .   24  20 

Frankhn.  Va  

.  34 

85 

Suffolk.  Ya  .  .  .  .  .  . 

.  .   36  00 

Frankhnton.  X.  C  .   .  . 

.  2^t 

80 

AVadesboro.  X.  C  .  .  . 

.  .   22  90 

Greenwood.  >.  C  .  •  •  . 

.  21 

00 

AVake.  X.  C  

.  .   29  25 

Hamlet.  X.  C  

oo 

90 

AYaiTen  Plains.  ]S.  C  .  . 

.  .   31  30 

Henderson.  X.  C  .  .  .  . 

.  30 

40 

Weldon,  X.  C  

.  .   32  70 

Kittrell.  X.  C  

.  30 

40 

^Vinder.  (Ta  

.  .    IW  40 

Latirinburg:.  X.  C    .   .  . 

oo 

THE  MAGXOLIA  FLOWEE 


CtAinesville  lias  de- 
servedly asserted  itself  as  one  of  - 

the  most  important  interior  towiis  in  the  State.  Its  ])o])u- 
lation  is  nigh  doubled  in  the  winter  months,  from  the  num- 
ber of  Northerners  seeking  its  warm,  reliable  climate.  The 
advantages  and  conveniences  of  a  city  may  be  enjoyed  here 
to  their  fullest  extent  while  seeking  health  or  pleasure.  Many  beautiful  drives 
and  walks  intersect  the  place,  and  its  fine  temperature  has  induced  many  to 
locate  here  during  the  entire  winter.  Fully  a  dozen  hostelries  are  crowded 
to  their  utmost  during  the  winter  months,  and  amusements  of  all  kinds  are 
indulged  in  during  the  day  without  the  fear  usually  attending  the  uncertain 
weather  of  a  more  northern  clime. 


SEABOARD  AIR  LINE. 


69 


Principal  Hotels. — Hotel  Speiice,  Arlington  Hotel. 

S.  A.  L.  ExcuEsiON  Xo.  75  to  Gaixesville,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern]&  Florida  E.  E  to  Tift-on. 

Plant  System    .  "  to  Gainesville. 

Eeturning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  ExcuRsiox  No.  76  to  Gainesville,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line   .  to  Athens. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ey  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  E.  E  to  Tifton. 

Plant  System  to  Gainesville. 

Eeturning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  ExcTTRSiON  No.  77  to  Gainesville,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ey   to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  E.  E  to  Jasper. 

Plant  System  to  Gainesville. 

Eeturning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  ExcL^RSiox  No.  78  to  Gainesville,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Athens. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ey  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  E.  E  to  Jasper. 

Plant  System  to  Gainesville. 

Eeturning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  Excursion  No.  79  to  Gainesville,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ey  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  E.  E  to  Lake  City. 

Florida  Central  &  Peninsular  E.  E  to  Gainesville. 

Eeturning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  Excursion  No.  80  to  Gainesville,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Athens. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ey  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  E.  E  to  Lake  City. 

Florida  Central  &  Peninsular  E.  E  to  Gainesville. 

Eeturning  via  same  route. 

THROUGH  rates. 


tNew  York,  N.  Y   $53  25 

fPhiladelphia,  Pa   49  25 

tBaltimore,  Md   45  25 

fWashington,  D.  C  ....  43  25 

fEichmond,  Ya   39  25 

tOld  Point  Comfort,,  Ya  .  .  39  25 

Abbeville,  S.  C   24  35 

Athens,  Ga   22  65 

Boykins,  Ya   37  30 


Carlisle,  S.  C   $24  35 

Catawba,  S.  C   25  35 

Charlotte,  N.  C   27  00 

Cheraw,  S.  C                     .  26  25 

Chester,  S.  C   24  35 

Clinton,  S.  C   24  35 

Durham,  N.  C  •  33  75 

Elberton,  Ga   24  35 

Franklin,  Ya   38  20 


70 


WINTER  RESORTS. 


Franklinton,  N.  C  |33  15 

Greenwood,  S.  C   24  35 

Hamlet,  N.  C   26  25 

Henderson,  N.  C   33  75 

Kittrell,  N.  C   33  60 

Laurinburg,  N.  C   26  25 

Lawrenceville,  Ga   22  65 

Lewiston,  N.  C   39  05 

Lincolnton,  N.  C   28  00 

Littleton,  N.  C   35  45 

Louisburg,  N.  C   33  65 

Lumberton,  N.  C   27  30 

Maxton,  N.  C   26  25 

Monroe,  N.  C   26  25 

Norfolk,  Ya   39  25 


Portsmouth,  Va  $39  25 

Pittsboro,  N.  C   30  95 

Raleigh,  N.  C   31  75 

Rockingham,  N.  C    ....  26  25 

Rutherfordton,  N.  C  .  .  •  •  30  00 

Sanford,  N.  C   29  55 

Shelby,  N.  C   29  00 

Southern  Pines,  N.  C   ...  27  85 

Suffolk,  Va   39  25 

Wadesboro,  N.  C   26  25 

Wake,  N.  C   32  60 

Warren  Plains,  N.  C  •  •  .  •  34  65 

Weldon,  N.  C   36  05 

Winder,  Ga   22  65 


GKEEN  COVE  SPRINGS,  FLORIDA. 

Located  about  one  mile  south  of  Magnolia  Springs,  has  a  large  sulphur 
spring,  affording  good  bathing,  and  possesses  curative  qualities  highly 
enjoyed  and  appreciated.  Its  crowning  feature,  however,  is  its  effect  upon 
the  skin,  to  which  it  imparts  a  marvelous  degree  of  softness  and  delicacy. 
The  wonderful  sulphur  spring,  discharging  three  thousand  gallons  of  water 
a  minute,  from  which  the  place  takes  its  name,  is  located  in  a  handsome 
grove  of  live  oaks  draped  with  Spanish  moss,  in  the  midst  of  a  wide  expanse 
of  surrounding  magnolia  forests.  The  grounds  are  attractively  laid  out  in 
romantic  walks  and  parks. 

The  bathing  pools  are  extensive,  and  the  baths  are  commended  not  only 
to  invalids  but  to  all  who  enjoy  a  plunge  into  limpid  and  pellucid  waters. 
Bathing  in  the  open  air  in  December  is  a  common  enjoyment  here.  Gov- 
ernor's Creek  is  very  close  by,  and  its  romantic  windings  present  pictures  of 
rare  natural  beauty  while  offering  excellent  boating  facilities.  Its  transpor- 
tation facilities  are  of  the  best,  as  three  large  piers  jutting  out  into  the  St. 
John's  afford  convenient  access  to  sea-going  vessels  and  river  craft  of  every 
kind,  and  no  more  fascinating  scene  could  well  be  imagined  than  the  light 
and  shadow  effects  on  water  and  land  as  the  health-restoring  sun  sinks 
down  after  its  faithful  day's  duty,  leaving  a  wake  of  golden  light  on  this 
beautiful  winter  resort.  Excursions  may  be  made  by  boat  from  here  to 
Palatka. 

Principal  Hotels. — Clarendon  Hotel,  Oakland  Hotel,  Riverside  House,  St. 

Clair  Hotel,  Hotel  St.  Elmo. 

S.  A.  L.  ExcuEsioN  No.  81  to  Green  Cove  Springs,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon. 


SEABOARD  AIR 


LINE. 


71 


Geoi^ia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  E  to  Tifton. 

Plant  System  to  Jacksonville. 

Jacksonville,  Tampa  &  Key  AVest  E.  R.   .  .  .to  Green  Cove  Springs. 
Eeturning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  ExcuEsiox  Xo.  82  to  Greex  Cove  Springs,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Athens. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Tifton. 

Plant  System  to  Jacksonville. 

JacksoELYille,  Tampa  &  Key  West  R.  R  .  .  .to  Green  Cove  Springs. 
Returning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  ExcuRsiox  Xo.  83  to  Greex  Cove,  Sprixgs,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  ]Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Lake  City. 

Florida  Central  &  Peninsular  R.  R  to  Jacksonville. 

Jacksonville,  Tampa  &  Key  West  R.  R  .  .  .  to  Green  Cove  Springs. 
Returning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  ExcuRsiox  Xo.  84  to  Greex  Cove  Sprixgs,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Athens. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  ]\Iacon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Lake  City. 

Florida  Central  &  Peninsular  R.  R  to  Jacksonville. 

Jackson^'ille,  Tampa  &  Key  West  R.  R   .  .  .to  Green  Cove  Springs. 
Returning  via  same  route. 


THROUaH  rates. 


tXew  York,  X.  Y  .  .  .  . 
tPhiladelphia,  Pa  .... 

tBaltimore,  Md  

fWashington,  D.  C  .  .  . 

fRichmond,  Ya  

tOld  Point  Comfort.  Ya  . 

Abbeville,  S.  C  .  .  .  -  . 

Athens,  Ga  

Bovkins.  Ya  

Carlisle,  S.  C  

Catawba.  S.  C  

Charlotte,  X.  C  

Cheraw.  S.  C  

Chester,'  S.  C  

Clinton,  S.  C  22 

Durham,  X.  C  .  .  .  . 

Elbert  on,  Ga  

Franklin.  Ya  

Franklinton,  X.  C  .  • 

Greenwood,  S.  C  22 

Hamlet,  X^  C  

Henderson.  X.  C  .  ■  • 

Kittrell,  X.  C  

Laurinburg.  X.  C.  .  . 


v51 

50 

47 

50 

43 

50 

41 

50 

50 

3/ 

50 

22 

80 

20 

90 

35 

75 

22 

80 

23 

80 

25 

45 

24 

70 

22 

80 

22 

80 

32 

20 

22 

80 

36 

65 

31 
22 

60 
80 

24 

70 

32 

20 

32 

05 

24 

70 

Lawrenceville,  Ga 
Lewiston,  X.  C  . 
Lincolnton.  X.  C 
Littleton,  X.  C  . 
Louisburg,  X.  C  ■ 
Lumberton,  X'.  C 
Maxton,  X.  C  .  . 
Monroe,  X.  C  .  . 
Xorfolk,  Ya  .  .  . 
Portsmouth.  Ya  . 
Pittsboro.  X'.  C  • 
Raleigh.  X.  C  .  . 
Rockingham,  X.  C 
Rutherfordton,  X'.  C 
Sanford.  X.  C  .  . 
Shelby,  X.  C  .  • 
Southern  Pines,  X 
Suffolk,  Ya  .  .  . 
Wadesboro,  X.  C 
Wake,  X.  C  •  •  • 
Warren  Plains,  X.  C 
Weldon,  X.  C 
Winder.  Ga.  . 


$20  90 
37  50 

26  45 

33  90 

34  10 
24  70 
24  70 
24  70 
37  50 
37  50 

29  40 

30  20 
24  70 
28  45 
28  00 

27  45 
26  30 
37  50 
24  70 

31  05 

33  10 

34  50 
30  90 


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WINTER  RESORTS. 


HAVANA,  CUBA. 

The  volume  of  travel  to  the  isle  of  Cuba  is  increasing  every  successive 
season.  Havana  is  becoming  better  known  to  the  outside  world,  for  many 
of  the  visitors  who  every  winter  journey  to  the  warm  climate  of  Florida  are 
tempted  to  continue  their  touring  still  farther  south,  and,  since  admirable 
connections  are  now  to  be  enjoyed,  take  a  run  over  to  the  interesting  Cuban 
isle.  The  distance  to  Havana  from  Key  West  is  about  one  hundred  miles, 
and  the  run  is  made  so  as  to  approach  at  the  signal  of  the  sunrise  gun  the 
entrance  to  Havana  Harbor.    On  the  left  is  the  ''Moro  Castle"  and  the 

* '  Cabana, ' '  commanding 
fortifications,    while  to 
the  right  is  presented  a 
.  beautiful,  picturesque 
scene.    The  vicinity  of 
'  Havana  is  remarkable 
'    for  its  interest.  Steam 
ferries,  street  cars,  and 
stage  lines  place  within 
easy  access  the  suburbs  of 
MORRo  CASTLE,  HAVANA  HARBOR.  Regla  Ccrro  aud  Jesus  del 


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73 


Monte,,  as  well  as  Castillo  del  Principe  and  the  beautiful  Ci;)lon  Cemeteiy, 
wliile  a  visit  by  rail  or  carriage  to  a  stigar  estate  to  witness  the  interesting 
process  of  stigar-making  will  not  be  withotit  profit.  One  inipoitant  item  to 
consider  is  the  passpoit  question. 

By  a  recent  decree  of  the  Spanish  Government.  American  citizens  may 
A'isit  the  Island  of  Cuba  under  the  following  regulations  : 

1.  If  provided  with  passpoit.  nt  )tarial  certificate,  or  other  official  document 
which  will  serve  for  identification. 

2.  American  tourists  witli  no  document  whatever  are  required  to  make 
affidavit  for  identification  before  the  American  Constil.  same  to  be  witnessed. 
Xo  charges  will  be  collected  for  this  service. 

3.  American  totirists  desiring  to  leave  the  Island  will  have  their  passports 
or  other  official  documents  vised  by  the  Spanish  authorities. 

Principal  Hot tis. — Pasaje,  Xuevo  Telegrafo.  Koma  Grande,.  Inglaterra,  Mas- 


cotte. 

S.  A.  L.  Excursion  Xo.  85  to  Havana,  Cuba. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  ^lacon. 

Georgia  Southern     Florida  II.  li  to  Tifton. 

Plant  System  to  Pent  Tampa. 

Plant  System  Steamship  Company  to  Havana. 

Returning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  ExcuEsiox  Xo.  <S6  to  Havana.  Cuba. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Athens. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  c\:  Florida  R.  R  to  Tifton. 

Plant  System  to  Port  Tampa. 

Plant  System  SteamshixD  Company  to  Havana. 

Returning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  Excursion  Xo.  87  to  Havana.  Cuba. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  3Iacon. 

Georgia  Southern  c'^  Florida  R.  R  to  Jasper. 

Plant  System  to  Port  Tampa. 

Plant  System  Steamship'  C<:)mpany  to  Havana. 

Returning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  Excursion  Xo.  88  to  Havana,  Cuba. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Athens. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Jasper. 

Plant  System  to  Port  Tampa. 

Plant  System  Steamship  Comx^any  to  Havana. 


Returning  via  same  route. 


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WINTER  BE  SO  UTS. 


THROUGH  RATES. 


tNew  York,  N.  Y   $97  00 

tPhiladelphia,  Pa   93  00 

tBaltimore,  Md   89  00 

tWashington,  D.  C  ....  87  00 

■j-Richmond,  Va   85  00 

tOld  Point  Comfort,  Ya  .  .  85  00 

Abbeville,  S.  C   73  40 

Athens,  Ga.  .   71  70 

Boykins,  Va   81  25 

Carlisle,  S.  C   73  40 

Catawba,  S.  C   74  40 

Charlotte,  N.  C   76  05 

Cheraw,  S.  C   75  30 

Chester,  S.  C   73  40 

Chnton,  S.  C   73  40 

Durham,  N.  C   82  80 

Elberton,  Ga   73  40 

Franklin,  Va   85  00 

Franklinton,  N.  C  ....  82  20 

Greenwood,  S.  C   73  40 

Hamlet,  N.  C   75  30 

Henderson,  N.  C   82  80 

Kittrell,  N.  C   82  65 

Laurinburg,  N.  C   75  30 


Lawrenceville,  Ga  $71  70 

Lewiston,  N.  C   85  00 

Lincolnton,  N.  C   76  05 

Littleton,  N.  C   82  50 

Louisburg,  N.  C   82  70 

Lumberton,  N.  C   76  35 

Maxton,  N.  C   75  30 

Monroe,  N.  C   75  30 

Norfolk,  Va   85  00 

Portsmouth,  Va   85  00 

Pittsboro,  N.  C   80  00 

Raleigh,  N.  C   80  80 

Rockingham,  N.  C   ....  75  30 

Rutherfordton,  N.  C  ■  .  .  .  79  05 

Sanford,  N.  C   78  60 

Shelby,  N.  C   78  05 

Southern  Pines,  N.  C  ...  76  90 

Suffolk,  Va   85  00 

AVadesboro,  N.  C   75  30 

Wake,  N.  C  81  65 

Warren  Plains,  N.  C  .  .  .  .  83  70 

Weldon,  N.  C   85  00 

Winder,  Ga   71  70 


HAWTHOENE,  FLA. 

This  is  a  thriving  and  prosperous  village,  situated  in  the  centre  of  a  rich 
section,  being  underlaid  with  a  fine  clay  sub-soil,  in  places  mixed  with 
shell  and  marl,  and  especially  adapted  to  the  culture  of  the  peach  and 
orange. 

Particular  interest  attaches  to  the  place  as  a  health  resort,  and  a  few  miles 
to  the  south  are  the  mammoth  orange  groves,  of  seventy  thousand  full- 
bearing  trees,  between  which  the  train  passes  for  nearly  a  mile.  Along 
this  dividing  line  between  the  two  groves  about  twelve  hundred  of  the  finest 
trees  had  to  be  removed  to  make  room  for  the  construction  of  the  railroad 
track.  These  are  the  largest  natural  groves  in  Florida,  and  are  situated  in 
the  midst  of  a  vast,  rich  hummock,  the  trees  being  of  natural,  spontaneous 
growth,  in  the  places  where  they  now  stand,  grafted  to  the  best  sweet  varie- 
ties. 

Principal  Hotels. — Cleveland  House,  Commercial  Hotel,  Lake  View  House. 
S.  A.  L.  Excursion  No.  89  to  Hawthorne. 


Seaboard  Air  Line  .  . 
Central  of  Georgia  Ry 


to  Atlanta, 
to  Macon. 


SEABOARD  AIR  LINE. 


75 


Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  K  to  Palatka. 

Plant  System  to  Hawthorne. 

Returning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L,  ExcuEsiox  No.  90  to  Hawthoexe,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Athens. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Palatka. 

Plant  System  to  Hawthorne. 

Returning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  Excursion  Xo.  91  to  Hawthoexe,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  ]Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Tifton. 

Plant  System  to  Jacksonville. 

Jacksonville,  Tampa  &  Key  "^Vest  R.  R   .  .  .to  Palatka. 

Plant  System  to  Hawthorne. 

Returniiig-  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  ExcuEsiox  Xo.  92  to  Hawthoexe,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Athens. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Tifton. 

Plant  System  to  Jacksonville. 

Jacksonville,  Tampa  &  Key  West  R.  R   ...  to  Palatka. 

Plant  System  '  to  Hawthorne. 

Returning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  ExcuEsiox  No.  93  to  Hawthoexe,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  ]Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Lake  City. 

Florida  Central  &  Peninsular  R.  R  to  Hawthorne. 

Returning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  ExcuEsiox  Xo.  94  to  Hawthoexe,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  •  •  .  .  .  to  Athens. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Lake  City. 

Florida  Central  &  Peninsular  R.  R  to  Hawthorne. 

Returning  via  same  route. 


THEOUGH  EATES. 


fX'ew  York,  N.  Y  S53  25 

tPhiladelphia,  Pa   49  25 

fBaltimore,  Md   45  25 


tWashington,  D.  C  .  .  .  .  $43  25 

tRichmond,  Ya   39  25 

tOld  Point  Comfort,  Ya  .  .   39  25 


76 


WINTER  BE  SO  UTS. 


Abbeville,  S.  C  .  .  .  . 

.  .  124 

35 

Athens,  Ga  

.  .  22 

65 

Boykins,  Va  .  .  .  .  . 

.  .  37 

30 

Carlisle,  S.  C  

.   .  24 

35 

.  .  25 

35 

Charlotte,  N.  C  .  .  .  . 

.  .  27 

00 

Cheraw,  S.  C  .... 

.  .  26 

25 

Chester,  S.  C  .... 

.  .  24 

35 

Clinton,  S.  C    .  .  .  . 

.  .  24 

35 

Durham,  N.  C  .  .  .  . 

.  .  33 

75 

Elberton,  Ga  

.  .  24 

35 

Franklin,  Va    .  .  .  . 

.  .  38 

20 

.  .  33 

15 

.   .  24 

35 

Hamlet,  N.  C  .... 

.  .  26 

25 

Henderson,      C  .  .  . 

.  .  33 

75 

Kittrell,  N.  C   .  .  .  . 

.  .  33 

60 

Laurinburg,  N.  C    .  . 

.  .  26 

25 

.  .  22 

65 

Lewiston,  N.  C  . 

.  .  39 

05 

Lincolnton,  N.  C  .  •  • 

.  .  28 

00 

Littleton,  N.  C  $35  40 

Loiiisburg,  N.  C   33  65 

Lumberton,  N.  C   27  30 

Maxton,  N.  C   26  25 

Monroe  N.  C   26  25 

Norfolk,  Ya   39  25 

Portsmouth,  Va   39  25 

Pittsboro,  N.  C   30  95 

Raleigh,  N  C   31  75 

Rockingham,  K  C    ....  26  25 

Rutherfordton,  N.  C.   .  ■  •  30  00 

Sanford,  N.  C   29  55 

Shelby,  N.  C   29  00 

Southern  Pines,  N.  C  ...  27  85 

Suffolk,  Va   39  25 

Wadesboro,  N.  C   26  25 

Wake,  N.  C   32  60 

Warren  Plains,  N.  C  ....  34  65 

Weldon,  N.  C   36  05 

Winder,  Ga   22  65 


HOMOSASSA,  FLORIDA. 

Somewhere  afar  off  there  may  be  some  places  where  Nature  is  more  boun- 
tiful and  more  beautiful  in  her  peculiar  tropical  style  than  at  Homosassa, 
but  such  places  are  hard  to  find,  and  when  a  fellow  gets  to  Homosassa, 
shoulders  his  fishing  implements  and  drifts  down  the  river,  he  justs  quits 
hunting  for  any  better  places,  and  settles  down  to  some  of  the  finest  sport 
ever  enjoyed. 

The  Indians  named  Homosassa,  and  in  their  tongue  the  word  signifies 
^ '  river  of  fish. ' '  Here  the  black  bass  lurks  at  the  root  of  every  tree  that 
bends  above  the  clear  waters,  and  perch,  channel  bass  and  trout  rejoice  the 
heart  of  the  angler.  Here  also  the  tarpon,  Spanish  mackerel,  cavalli,  snapper, 
bluefish,  skipjack  and  sheepshead  abound. 

Here  also  is  Homosassa  Inn.  Verhum  sat  sapientis.  The  Inn  is  a  charming 
place,  and,  being  built  on  the  river  with  a  fine  promenade  extending  over 
the  stream,  is  the  ideal  angler's  resort,  as  he  can  there  be  in  constant  touch 
with  the  elements  which  appeal  to  his  nature.  Ah,  me!  Here  is  where 
good  fellows  do  most  congregate,  telling  tales  of  sporting  adventures,  and 
spinning  those  fishing  yarns  which  are  as  essential  to  the  existence  of  an 
angler  as  his  daily  bread,  for 

"A  fisherman  will  fish 
And  a  fisherman  will  lie." 


SEABOARD   AIR  LIKE. 


Then,  f^hould  yuu  weary  of  angling,  there  is  no  need  to  seek  otlier  fields  to 
find  your  favorite  sport.    Nature  has  been  prodigal  of  gifts  to  this  fair  land. 


In  the  luxuriant  -  .  ,         hinnmocks  which 

dot  the  surround-           ^  .      ^         ing  country,  deer 

and  bear  are  plentiful.  .                                Quail  and  wild  turkeys 

are  abundant,  and  small  ,           game  of  all  varieties  is  so 

common  that  it  is  seldum  '                 htmted.    Here  also  the 

A  WINTER  HOME  AT 

sportsman  who  delights  in         homosassa.  following  the  erratic  jack- 

snipe  will  find  ample  sport  in  this  line,  and  may  find  plenty  of  English  snipe, 
jack-curlews  and  plovers,  yellow  legs  and  willets.  Dtiring  the  winter 
months  vast  fiocks  of  mallards,  pintails,  teal,  sheldrakes  and  all  other  varie- 
ties of  migratory  ducks  feed  at  the  mottths  of  the  rivers  and  creeks  and 
along  the  coast. 

Board  at  the  Inn  is  excellent,  and  not  expensive,  and  the  fare  is  just  what 
a  sportsman  would  expect  to  find  at  a  hostelry  of  its  kind. 

Principal  Hotels. — Homosassa  Inn,  May  House. 

S.  A.  L.  ExcuRsiox  Xo.  95  to  Homosassa,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta, 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Tift  on. 

Plant  System  to  Homosassa. 

Rettirning  via  same  rotite. 

S.  A.  L.  Exctusiox  Xo.  96  to  Homosassa,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Athens. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon. 


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WINTER  RESORTS. 


Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Tifton. 

Plant  System  to  Homosassa. 

Returning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  ExcuEsioN  No.  97  to  Homosassa,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Jasper. 

Plant  System  to  Homosassa. 

Returning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  Excursion  No.  98  to  Homosassa,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Athens. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Jasper. 

Plant  System.  to  Homosassa. 

Returning  via  same  route. 


THROUGH  RATES. 


fWashington,  D.  C  .  .  .  .  |46  95 

fRichmond,  Va   42  95 

fOld  Point  Comfort,  Va  .  .  42  95 

Abbeville,  S.  C   28  05 

Athens,  Ga   26  35 

Boykins,  Va   41  00 

Carlisle,  S.  C   28  05 

Catawba,  S.  C   29  05 

Chorlotte,  N.  C   30  70 

Cheraw,  S.  C   29  95 

Chester,  S.  C   28  05 

Chnton,  S.  C   28  05 

Durham,  N.  C   37  05 

Elberton,  Ga   28  05 

FrankUn,  Va   41  90 

Franklinton,  N.  C   36  85 

Greenwood,  S.  C   28  05 

Hamlet,  N.  C   29  95 

Henderson,  N.  C   37  05 

Kittrell,  N.  C   37  30 

Laurinburg,  N.  C   29  95 

Lawrenceville,  Ga  ....  26  35 


Lewiston,  N.  C  $42  75 

Lincolnton,  N.  C   31  70 

Littleton,  N.  C   39  15 

Louisburg,  N.  C   37  35 

Lumberton,  N.  C   31  00 

Maxton,  N.  C   29  95 

Monroe,  N.  C   29  95 

Norfolk,  Va   42  95 

Portsmouth,  Va   42  95 

Pittsboro,  N.  C   34  65 

Raleigh,  N.  C   35  45 

Rockingham,  N.  C   29  95 

Rutherfordton,  N.  C  •  •  •  •  33  70 

Sanford,  N.  C   33  25 

Shelby,  N.  C   32  70 

Southern  Pines,  N.  C  •  ■  •  31  55 

Suffolk,  Va   42  95 

Wadesboro,  N.  C   29  95 

Wake,  N.  C                      .  36  30 

Warren  Plains,  N.  C.    •  •  •  38  35 

Weldon,  N.  C   39  75 

Winder,  Ga   26  35 


) 


DUCK  HUNTING,  WITH  RESULTS,  ON  THE  WEST  COAST. 


SEABOARD  AIR  LINE, 


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HOT  SPEINGS,  AKKANSAS. 

"  The  Carlsbad  of  America,"  owned  by  and  under  the  direct  supervision 
of  the  United  States  Government.  The  pre-eminence  of  Hot  Springs  of 
Arkansas  is  due  to  the  following  facts  :  The  unquestioned  value  of  its 
waters,  which  are  recognized  the  world  over  and  proven  by  three-quarters 
of  a  century  of  practical  results.  The  official  endorsement  of  the  Vnited 
States  Government,  which  owns  these  springs,  and  through  its  properly 
appointed  officials,  superintends  and  directs  the  distribution  of  the  waters, 
regulates  the  method  of  using  them,  and  even  fixes  the  maximum  charges 
for  their  enjo^Tnent,  thereby  protecting  the  people  fi^om  extortion,  and 
placing  the  means  of  relief  within  the  reach  of  everyone.  The  matchless 
climate,  nestled  among  the  foothills  of  the  Ozark  Mountains,  in  latitude 
34°  ?jV  north,  and  at  an  altitude  of  about  1,000  feet  above  sea  level,  the 
climate  of  Hot  Springs  challenges  comparison  with  that  of  any  resort  in 
the  world. 

It  is  a  resort  for  all  seasons  of  the  year,  equal  accommodations  being 
afforded  at  all  times.  All  of  the  Hot  Springs,  with  the  exception  of  one, 
flow  from  the  Hot  Springs  ]Mountains  on  the  east  side  of  Central  Avenue. 
They  are  seventy-one  in  number,  with  a  temperature  ranging  from  ninety- 
six  degrees  to  one  hundred  and  fifty-seven  degi^ees  Fahrenheit,  and  a  flow 
of  a  half  million  gallons  daily. 

PrincipoX Hotels. — Arlington  Hotel,  Eastman  Hotel,  Park  Hotel. 

S.  A.  L.  ExcuEsiox  Xo.  99  to  Hot  Speixgs,  Ark. 


Seaboard  Air  Line   to  Atlanta. 

Western  &  Atlanta  E.  E   to  Chattanooga. 

NasM-ille,  Chattanooga  &  St  Louis  E.  E  .  .  .to  McKenzie. 

Louisville  &  Nashville  E.  E  to  Memphis. 

Hot  Springs  E.  E  to  Hot  Springs. 

St.  Louis,  L-on  Mountains  &  Southern  E.  E  .  to  Malvern. 

Eeturning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  Exci-RSiox  Xo.  100  to  Hot  Speixgs,  Ark. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Nashville,  Chattanooga  &  St.  Loiiis  Ey    .  .  .to  Memphis. 
St.  Louis,  Iron  ^Mountain  &  Southern  Ey    .  .  to  Malvern. 
Hot  Springs  E.  E   •  .  to  Hot  Springs. 


Eeturning  via  same  route. 


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WINTER    BE  SORTS. 


THEOUGH  KATES. 


tOld  Point  Comfort,  Ya  .  .  $49  05 

Abbeville,  S.  C   35  15 

Athens,  Ga   31  90 

Boykins,  Va   48  30 

Carlisle,  S.  C   38  75 

Catawba,  S.  C   40  60 

Charlotte,  N.  C   41  65 

Cheraw,  S.  C   43  05 

Chester,  S.  C   39  60 

CHnton,  S.  C   37  30 

Durham,  N.  C   46  05 

Elberton,  Ga   33  60 

Franklin,  Ya   49  05 

Frankhnton,  N.  C  ....  46  05 

Greenwood,  S.  C   35  90 

Hamlet,  N.  C   43  25 

Henderson,  N.  C   46  05 

Kittrell,  N.  C   46  05 

Laurinburg,  N.  C  .  .     .  .  44  25 

Lawrenceville,  Ga  .  .     .  .  29  95 

Lewiston,  N.  C   48  30 


Lincolnton,  N.  C  .  .  •  •  •  $44  65 

Littleton,  N.  C   47  75 

Louisburg,  N.  C   46  45 

Lumberton,  N.  C   45  60 

Maxton,  N.  C   44  20 

Monroe,  N.  C   41  65 

Pittsboro,  N.  C   47  05 

Kaleigh,  N.  C   46  05 

Eockingham,  N.  C    ....  43  25 

Kutherfordton,  N.  C  .  .  .  .  4165 

Sanford,  N.  C   46  05 

Shelby,  N.  C   41  65 

Southern  Pines,  N.  C   ...  46  00 

Suffolk,  Ya   49  05 

Wadesboro,  N.  C   43  05 

Wake,  N.  C   46  05 

Warren  Plains,  N.  C  .  .  .  •  46  95 

Weldon,  N.  C   47  05 

Wilmington,  N.  C   46  05 

Winder,  Ga   30  80 


JACKSONYILLE. 

He  w^ho  arrives  for  the  first  time  in  Florida  has  reason  to  be  delighted 
with  the  fine  portal  through  which  he  makes  his  entrance  into  the  land  of 
sudden  revelations  and  rapturous  surprises.  The  city  which  meets  him  at 
the  threshold  of  the  State  gives  cheering  prophecy  of  the  beauties  that  lie 
within. 

The  city  of  Jacksonville,  with  a  population  of  nearly  30,000,  is  beautifully 
situated  on  the  broad  St.  John's  River,  about  twenty-two  miles  from  the 
Atlantic  as  the  stream  runs  and  seventeen  miles  as  the  birds  fly.  Its  water 
front  is  in  the  shape  of  a  crescent,  the  river  changing  its  course  twice  within 
the  city  limits,  and  in  a  distance  of  three  miles.  It  has  naturally  a  superb 
harbor,  upon  the  improvement  of  which  the  local  authorities  of  Duval 
County  have  just  spent  $300,000,  while  the  national  government  has  made 
liberal  appropriations  for  it.  Jacksonville  is  beautifully  laid  out,  and  has  a 
system  of  municipal  improvements  now  under  way  which  will  make  it  one 
of  the  most  attractive  cities  in  the  entire  South.  It  is  the  northern  terminus 
of  the  Florida  East  Coast  Railway,  where  connection  is  made  with  the  Plant 
System  of  Railways,  the  Florida  Central  &  Peninsular  Railroad  and  the 
Clyde  Steamship  Line.  The  company  owns  a  large  tract  of  land,  and  has 
docks,  piers  and  other  facilities  for  delivering  freight  to  vessels  at  South 


SEABOARD  AIR  LINE. 


81 


Jacksonville — just  opposite  tlie  principal  section  of  the  city — but  it  brings 
its  passengers  and  freight  trains  across  that  splendid  and  costly  piece  of  en- 
gineering— the  Jacksonville  Bridge.  A  fine  Xew  I'nion  Passenger  Station 
has  recently  been  constructed  by  tlie  Jacksijnville  Terminal  Company,  of 
which  ]\Ir.  H.  Ah  Flagler  is  President,  and  the  United  States  government  has 
just  completed  an  elegant  marble  building  for  the  use  of  the  I'.  S.  Comts,  Cus- 
tom  House  and  Pust-office.  The  Panama  Park  Company  has  just  made  one 
of  the  finest  bicycle  tracks  in  the  world.  The  city  is  the  metropolis  of  the 
State — and  a  live,  progressive  business  centre,  with  an  ideal  social  life  that 
reaches  the  heights  of  gayety  when  the  winter  visitors  throng  her-  gates. 
She  is  fair  to  Icjok  upon  with  her  rtak-shaded  streets,  where  the  mammoth 
boughs  meet  overhead,  making  long  perspectives  of  evei'green  arches.  From 
their  branches  hang  festoons  of  gray  moss  that  wave  in  every  breeze  like 
banners  draped  from  the  ceilings  of  a  lofty  hall.  Her  private  homes  are  most 
attractive,  but  her  most  conspicuous  feature  is  the  great  number  and  high 
rank  cif  her  winter  iKjtels.  They  are  siibstantial.  comfortable  structures  of 
the  old  regime,  home-like  and  quiet,  yet  sociable  and  progressive.  The  fame 
of  their  management  is  well  known  over  both  continents:  for  their  guests 
come  from  all  countries,  and  their  registers,  winter  after  winter,  bear  the 
most  distinguished  of  living  names. 

The  years  are  not  many  since  this  fair  city  was  the  <Oiuiyt  thuJt  of  the 
totirist.  He  enjoyed  lier  fine  shell  drives,  the  entrancing  sails  rir  rijws  on 
the  peerless  St.  John's,  and  the  ideal  srjcial  life  ni  his  hotel,  withtjut  wish  t(,) 
explore  Florida  farther.  If  to  these  the  old  trip  up  the  Ucklawaha  to  Silver 
Springs  were  added,  he  became  forthwith  a  veteran  traveler  and  an  authority 
on  Florida.  But  these  days  are  past.  The  almost  magical  development  of 
the  State  lia-  ennvertod  Jaek-onville  into  a  gate-^^"ay  through  which  one 
enters  the  real  Florida.  To-day  the  traveler  pauses  in  Jacksonville,  if  he  be- 
leisurely  and  conservative — but  he  only  patises.  The  magic  of  the  modern 
Aladdin's  lamp  has  dotted  this  summer  land  with  palaces  surpassing  the 
mo.st  marvelous  of  Scharazade's  dreams.  The  same  magical  influence  has 
spanned  the  country  with  parallel  bars,  by  which  the  traveler  glides  from 
point  to  puint  with  all  the  celerity,  and  without  the  awkwardness,  of  seven- 
league  boots. 


S.  A.  L.  ExcuRSiox  ^o.  101  to  Jacksonville,  Fla. 


Seaboard  Air  Line  

Central  of  Geoi^ia  Ry  

Georgia  Sotithern  &  Florida  R.  P.  . 
Florida  Central  &  Peninsular  R.  R, 


to  Atlanta, 
to  Macon, 
to  Lake  City, 
to  Jackson^■ille. 


Returning  via  same  route. 


6 


82 


WINTER  RESORTS. 


S.  xi.  L.  ExcuESioN  No.  102  to  Jacksonville,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Alliens. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  E.  E  to  Lake  City. 

Florida  Central  &  Peninsular  E.  E  to  Jacksonville. 

Eeturning  via  same  route. 


S.  A.  L.  ExcuESiox  Xo.  103  to  Jacksonville,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ey  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  E.  E  to  Tifton. 

Plant  System  to  Jacksonville. 

Eeturning  via  same  route. 


S.  A.  L.  Excmisiox  No.  104  to  Jacksonville,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Athens. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ey  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  E.  E.  .  .  .  .  .  .to  Tifton. 

Plant  System  to  Jacksonville. 

Eeturning  via  same  route. 


THROUGH  KATES 


tNew  York,  N.  Y  |50  00 

fPhiladelphia,  Pa   4()  00 

tBaltimore,  Md   42  00 

tWashington,  D.  C   40  00 

tEichmond,  Ya   3(>  00 

fOld  Point  Comfort,  A^a  .  .  36  00 

Abbeville,  S.  C   21  30 

Athens,  Ga   19  40 

Bovkins,  Ya   34  25 

Cafhsle,  S.  C   21  30 

Catawba,  S.  C   22  30 

Charlotte,  N.  C   21  30 

Cheraw,  S.  C   23  20 

Chester,  S.  C   21  30 

Clinton,  S.  C   21  30 

Durham,  N.  C   30  70 

Elberton,  Ga   21  30 

Franklin,  Ya   3o  15 

Franklinton,  N.  C  .  .  -  .  30  10 

Greenwood,  S.  C   21  30 

Hamlet,  N.  C   23  20 

Henderson,  N.  C   30  70 

Kittrell,  N.  C   30  55 

Laurinburg,  N.  C   23  20 


Lawrenceville,  Ga   $10  40 

Lewiston,  N.  C   36  00 

Liiicolnton.  N.  C   24  95 

Littleton  X.  C   32  40 

Louisburg,  N.  C   30  65 

Liimberton,  N.  C   24  25 

:\Iaxton,  X.  C   23  20 

Monroe,  X.  C   23  20 

Norfolk,  \'A   36  00 

Portsmouth,  \i\   36  00 

Pittsboro,  X.  C   26  90 

Ealeigh,  X.  C   28  70 

Eockingham,  N.  C   23  20 

Eutlu'rfordton,  N.  C.    .   •   .  2()  95 

Sanford,  X.  C   2()  50 

Shelby,  X.  C   25  95 

Southern  Pines,  X.  C.  .  .  .  24  80 

Suffolk,  Ya   36  00 

Wadesboro,  X.    23  20 

AVake,  X.    29  65 

Warren  Plains,  X.  C.    .  .  .  3160 

AVeldon,  X.  C   23,  00 

AVinder,  Ga   19  40 


SEABOARD  Ain  LINE, 


83 


JENSEN,  FLOKIDA. 

Located  on  the  Florida  East  Coast  Railway,  sixty-two  miles  south  of 
Melbourne,  in  the  midst  of  the  pine  apple  section. 

Principal  Hotels. — Alfresco  Hotel,  Seminole  House. 

S.  A.  L.  Excursion  No.  105  to  Jexsex,  Fla. 


Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  ]VIacon. 

Georgia  Southern     Florida  R.  R  to  Tifton. 

Plant  System  to  Jacksonville. 

Florida  East  Coast  Ry  to  Jensen, 

Returning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  Excursion  Xo.  10(i  to  .Tensen,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Athens. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  -to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  tK:  Florida  R.  R  to  Tifton. 

Plant  System  to  Jacksonville. 

Florida  East  Coast  Ry  to  Jensen. 

Returning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  Excursion  Xo.  107  to  .Jensen,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Lake  City. 

Florida  Central  &  Peninsular  R.  R  to  Jacksonville. 

Florida  East  Coast  Ry  to  Jensen. 

Returning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  Excursion  Xo.  108  to  Jensen,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Athens. 

Central  <:)f  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern     Florida  R.  R  to  Lake  City. 

Florida  Central  dk  Peninsular  R.  R  to  Jacksonville. 

Florida  East  Coast  Ry  to  Jensen. 


Returning  via  same  route. 


THROUGH  RATES. 

fWashington,  D.  C   .  -  . 

.  ^00  45 

.  .  $38  65 

Chester,  S.  C  

.  .  36  75 

tOld  Point  Comfort.  Va  . 

.    51  45 

Clinton,  S.  C.    .  .  .  . 

.  .   36  75 

Abbeville,  S.  C  .  •  .  .  • 

.   o()  75 

Durham,  X".  C  .  ■  •  • 

.  .  46  15 

.   34  85 

Elbert  on,  Ga  

.   .   36  75 

Bovkins,  Ya  

.   49  70 

.  .   50  60 

Carlisle,  S.  C  

.   3()  75 

Franklinton,  X.  C  •  • 

.  .  45.55 

Catawba,  S.  C  

.   37  75 

Greenwood,  S.  C  .  •  • 

.  .   36  75 

Hamlet,  X.  C  

.  .   38  65 

84 


WINTER  RESOBTS. 


Henderson,  N.  C   $46  15 

Kittrell,  N.  C   46  00 

Laurinburg,  N.  C   38  65 

Lawrenceville,  Ga  .  .  .     .  34  85 

Lewiston,  N.  C   51  45 

Lincolnton,  N.  C   40  40 

Littleton,  N.  C   47  85 

Louisburg,  N.  C   46  05 

Lumberton,  N.  C   39  70 

Maxton,  N.  C   38  65 

Monroe,  N.  C   38  65 

Norfolk,  Va   51  45 

Portsmouth,  Va   51  45 


Pittsboro,  N.  C   $43  30 

Raleigh,  N.  C   44  15 

Rockingham,  N.  C   38  65 

Rutherfordton,  N.  C  ■  •  •  .  42  40 

Sanford,  N.  C   41  90 

Shelby,  N.  C   41  40 

Southern  Pines,  N.  C   ...  40  25 

Suffolk,  Va   51  45 

Wadesboro,  N.  C   38  65 

Wake,  N.  C  .   45  00 

Warren  Plains,  N.  C.    ...  47  05 

Weldon,  N.  C   48  45 

Winder,  Ga   34  85 


KEY  WEST,  FLORIDA. 

Key  West,  the  county  seat  of  Monroe  county,  is  situated  on  an  island  165 
miles  by  steamer  from  Miami  and  only  90  miles  from  Havana,  Cuba.  The 


KEY  AVBST  AND  ITS  FORTIFICATIONS. 


WINTER   EE  SORTS. 


island  embraces  2,000  acres  of  coral  formation. 
The  city  has  a  population  of  25,000,  and  is  one  of 
the  most  important  naval  stations  in  the  United 
States.  The  United  States  Government  has  spent 
S100,000  in  the  erection  of  a  coal  shed  and  wharf 
in  this  city,  and  there  is  every  likelihood  that  it 
A\'ill  locate  here  a  dry  dock  and  coaling  stati«jn 
in  the  immediate  future.  The  custom  house,  the 
building  for  which  cost  over  §100,000,  is  second  in 
importance  in  the  south,  and  transacts  a  revenue 
business  of  811,000,000  per  annum,  requiring  the 
services  of  lifty  employees.  The  island  contains 
sixteen  square  miles  and  has  eight  miles  of  street 
railroad.  It  has  gas  and  electric  lights,  a  modern 
system  of  water  works,  a  fine  city  hall  and  market, 
costing  180,000,  and  all  the  conveniences  of  a  mod- 
ern city,  including  live  newspapers.  The  cigar 
industry,  although  somewhat  crippled  within  the 
last  few  years,  is  inmiense,  the  factories  giving  em- 
ployment to  thousands  ( )f  Cubans  and  Americans. 
The  sponge  industry  alone  gives  employ- 
ment to  a  large  number  of  men.  The 
island  presents  many  pleasing  features  to 
the  tourist  and  is  well  worth  a  visit; 
tropical  trees  and  flowers  of  all  kinds  abound,  and 
the  people  of  the  island  are  remarkably  hospita- 
ble. A  constant  breeze  from  the  Atlantic  Ocean 
and  the  proximity  of  the  Gulf  stream  render 
the  climate  equable  and  delightful.  Frost  never 
reaches  here.  During  the  winter  of  ISUo,  when 
the  northern  and  middle  portions  of  the  peninsula 
of  Florida  suffered  from  the  frost,  the  lowest  tem- 
perature at  Key  West  w  as  ."i4  degrees.  Such  a  thing 
as  artificial  heat  is  unknown  here,  except  for  cooking  pur- 
poses. The  capacious  wharves  of  the  city  are  daily  lined 
with  vessels  of  every  nation,  and  the  commodities  of  the 
world  find  an  exchange  here.  The  importance  of  Key 
West  as  one  of  the  greatest  connnercial  centers  of  the 
country  is  assured  by  its  geographical  position,  and 
with  the  completion  of  the  Xicaragua  canal  it  v>'ill 
occupy  a  still  more  prominent  position  in  the  com- 
mercial world. 


SEABOARD  AIR  LIXJE. 


87 


All a:\ii  to  key  avest. 

Key  We^t  is  abi mt  ten  hours'  distant  frnin  Aliaini  by  way  of  the  Key  West 
&  Ariaiiii  Steaiii>hip  ( 'i  iinpany's  hue.  practicahy  an  inside  mute,  and  is  free 
from  aU  the  inconveniences  incident  to  DCean  voyages.  On  leaving  the 
wharf  at  Alianii  the  magnificent  grounds  of  the  Hotel  Eoyal  Palm  can  be 
seen  on  the  left,  while  to  the  riglit  lies  BrickelTs  Point.  Moving  into  Bis- 
cayne  ba}- the  1)1  lat  passes  within  a  stone's  throw  of  the  renowned  Cape 
Florida,  and  f(  ir  ten  hotirs  the  traveler  revels  in  charming  sights  of  land  and 
sea.  All  day>  are  pleasant  dtiring  the  winter  monthsin  this  tropical  region. 
The  sun  shines  and  all  nature  smiles.  The  air  is  balmy  and  full  of  ozone, 
and  the  f  nirist  feels  a  delightful  sensation  stealing  through  him  that  has  the 
effect  of  making  him  forget  time,  life  and  its  cares — in  fact,  everything  but 
what  is  pleasing — and  he  lounges  languidly  and  contentedly  aboiu  the  vessel 
as  it  plows  its  way  rapidly  through  the  clear,  bhie  and  placid  waters  to  its 
destination  at  the  extreme  end  of  "The  Cireat  Toe"  of  the  United  States. 

The  steamship  City  of  Key  West  that  performs  the  service  between  Miami 
and  Key  West  is  a  model  boat  for  the  puq^ose.  The  vessel  is  218  feet  long 
and  (if  IHiO  tons  burden.  It  is  a  side-wheeled  boat  (if  light  draft  and  high 
speed.  The  deck  space  is  very  large  both  fore  and  aft.  It  has  about  seventy 
first-class  state  rooms,  and  in  every  way  the  ship  is  perfectly  adapted  for 
the  ten  hours"  run.  The  City  of  Key  AVest  connects  direct  with  the  trains 
of  the  Florida  East  Coast  Kailway  at  the  station  at  Miann. 

S.  A.  L.  ExcuRsiox  Xo.  10^1  TO  Key  AVest,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Alacon. 

Georgia  Southern     Florida  P.  R  to  Tifton. 

Plant  System  to  Jacksonville. 

Florida  East  Coast  Ry  to  Aliami. 

Key  West  tS:  Aliami      S.  Cn  to  Key  AVest. 

Rettirning  via  same  rottte. 

S.  A.  L.  ExcuRSiox  Xo.  110  to  Key  AA^est.  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Athens. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  ]Macon. 

Georgia  Southern     Florida  R.  R  to  Tifton. 

Plant  System  to  Jacksonville. 

Florida'East  Coast  Ry  to  Miami. 

Key  West  &  Aliami  s".  S.  Co  to  Key  AA'est. 

Returning  via  same  roiue. 

S.  A.  L.  ExcrEsi(_)X  Xo.  Ill  to  Key  AA'est,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  (Tcurgia  Rv  to  Macon. 


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WINTER  RESORTS. 


Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Lake  Citv. 

Florida  Central  &  Peninsular  Ry  to  Jacksonville. 

Florida  East  Coast  Ry  to  Miami. 

Key  West  &  Miami  vS.  S.  Co.    .  to  Key  West. 

Returning  via  same  route. 


S.  A.  L.  Excursion  No.  112  to  Key  West,  Fla. 


Seaboard  Air  Line   to  Athens. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry   .  .  ■.  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Lake  City. 

Plant  System   to  Jacksonville. 

Florida"  East  Coast  Rv  to  Miami. 

Key  West  &  Miami  S.  S.  Co  to  Kev  West. 


Returning  via  same  route. 


THROUGH  RATES. 


tNew  York,  NY  $82  30 

tPhiladelphia,  Pa   78  30 

fBaltimore,  ]Md   74  30 

tWashington,  D.  C  .  .  .  .  72  30 

tRichmond,  Va   68  30 

tOld  Point  Comfort,  Ya  .  .  68  30 

Abbeville,  S.  C   53  40 

Athens,  Ga   51  70 

Boykins,  Ya   66  35 

Carlisle,  S.  C   53  40 

Catawba,  S.  C   54  40 

Charlotte,  N.  C.      ....  56  05 

Cheraw,  S.  C   55  30 

Chester,  S.  C   53  40 

Chnton,  S.  C   53  40 

Durham,  N.  C   62  80 

Elberton,  Ga   53  40 

Franklin,  Ya   67  25 

Franklinton,  N.  C   62  20 

Greenwood,  S.  C   53  40 

Hamlet,  N.  C   55  30 

Henderson,  N.  C   62  80 

Kittrell,  N.  C   62  65 

Laurinburg,  N.  C   55  30 


Lawrenceville,  Ga  $51  70 

Lewiston,  N.  C   68  10 

Lincolnton,  N.  C   57  05 

Littleton,  N.  C   64  50 

Louisburg,  N.  C   62  70 

Lumberton,  N.  C   56  35 

Maxton,  N.  C   55  30 

Monroe,  N.  C   55  30 

Norfolk,  Ya   68  30 

Portsmouth,  Ya   68  30 

Pittsboro,  N.  C   66  00 

Raleigh,  N.  C   60  80 

Rockingham,  N.  C   55  30 

Rutherfordton,  N.  C.    ...  59  05 

Sanford,  N.  C   58  60 

Shelby,  N.  C   58  05 

Southern  Pines,  N.  C.  .  .  •  56  90 

Suffolk,  Ya   68  30 

AVadesboro,  N.  C   55  30 

Wake,  N.  C.   61  65 

Warren  Plains,  N.  C.   .  •  .  63  70 

Weldon,  N.  C   65  10 

Winder,  Ga.   51  70 


KISSIMMEE,  FLOEIDA. 

On  Lake  Tohopekaliga  at  the  head  of  the  Kissimmee  river.  Kissimmee, 
as  a  sportsman's  resort,  offers  fine  attractions.  No  finer  fishing  or  hunting 
grounds  are  to  be  found.  Quail,  snipe  and  ducks  especially  abound  in  large 
numbers.    The  wonderful  fertility  of  the  suiTounding  country  is  attested  by 


made  itsflf  manifest  by  erecting  lai-ge  hotels,  and  in  many  ways  placing  it 
in  the  ranks  of  Florida  winter  liDmes.  Steamers  now  rnn  down  the  river 
to  Lake  Okeeclmbee.  through  the  C'aloosahatchee  river  and  ti_)  Punta  Eassa 
on  the  Gnlf. 

Pmiripol  Hoids. — Trnpieal  Ihiuse.  Lake  House.  Brnadwav  Huuse.  Kissim- 
mee  Honse. 

S.  A.  L.  Excursion  Xo.  113  to  Kissiaimee.  Fla. 


Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon. 

Geoi^ia  Sonthern  c\:  Florida  R.  R  to  Tifton. 

Plant  System   to  Jacksonville. 

Jacksonville.  Tampa  i>c  Key  West  R.  R.   .  .  .  to  Sanford. 

Plant  System   to  Kissimmee. 

Returning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  ExorK'-iox  Xo.  11 4  to  KissiM>rEE.  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Athens. 

Central  of  Geoi^ia  Ry  to  INIacon. 

Georgia  Southern  cX  Florida  R.  R  to  Tifton. 

Plant  System  to  Jacksonville. 

Jacksonville.  Tampa  oc  Key  West  R.  R.  .  .  .  to  Sanford. 

Plant  System   to  Kissimmee. 

Returning  via  same  route. 


90 


WINTER  RESORTS. 


THROUGH  RATES. 


fNew  York,  N.  Y   |59  90 

tPhiladelphia,  Pa   55  90 

tBaltimore,  Md   51  90 

fWashington,  D.  C   49  90 

fRichmond,  Va   45  90 

fOld  Point  Comfort,  Ya  .  .  45  90 

Abbeville,  S.  C   81  20 

Athens,  Ga   29  30 

Bovkins,  Ya   44  15 

Cadisle,  S.  C   31  20 

Catawba,  S.  C   32  20 

Charlotte,  N.  C   33  85 

Cheraw,  S.  C   33  10 

Chester,  S.  C.    ......  31  20 

Clinton,  S.  C   31  20 

Durham,  N.  C   40  60 

Elberton,  Ga   31  20 

Franklin,  Ya   45  05 

Franklinton,      C   40  00 

Greenwood,  S.  C   31  20 

Hamlet,  N.  C   33  10 

Henderson,  N.  C   40  60 

Kitrell,  N.  C   40  45 

Laurinburg,  N.  C   33  10 


Lawrenceville,  Ga  $29  30 

Lewiston,  N.  C   45  90 

Lincolnton,  N.  C.  .....  34  85 

Littleton,  N.  C   42  30 

Louisbiirg,  N.  C   42  50 

Lumberton,  N.  C   34  15 

Maxton,  N.  C   33  10 

Monroe,  N.  C   33  10 

Norfolk,  Ya   45  90 

Portsmouth,  Ya   45  90 

Pittsboro,  N.  C   37  80 

Raleigh,  N.  C   38  60 

Rockingham,  N.  C   33  10 

Rutherfordton,  N.  C.    .  .  .  36  85 

Sanford,  N.  C   36  40 

Shelby,  N.  C   35  85 

Southern  Pines,  N.  C.  .  .  .  34  70 

Suffolk,  Ya   45  90 

Wadesboro,  N.  C   33  10 

Wake,  N.  C   39  45 

Warren  Plains,  N.  C.   ...  41  50 

Weldon,  N.  C   42  90 

Winder,  Ga   29  30 


SEABOARD  AIR  LINE. 


91 


LACOOCHEE.  FLORIDA. 

Located  at  the  junction  of  the  Plant  System  and  Florida  Central  and  Penin- 
sular  railroads,  abcmt  sixty  miles  north  of  Tampa. 

Principal  Hotel. — Commercial  Hotel. 

S.  A.  L.  ExcuRSiox  Xo.  115  to  Lacoochee,  Fla. 


Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  A:  Florida  R.  R  to  Tifton. 

Plant  System  to  Lacoochee. 

Returning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  Ext  t"t;si(ix  Xo.  llii  to  Lacoochee,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  .  •  '  to  Athens. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Sotithern     Florida  R.  R  to  Tifton. 

Plant  System  to  Lacoochee, 

Returning  via  same  rotite. 

S.  A.  L.  ExcuRsiox  Xo.  117  to  Lacoochee.  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  ]Macon. 

Georgia  Southern     Florida  R.  R  to  Jasper. 

Plant  System  to  Lacoochee. 

Returning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  ExcuRsiox  Xo.  lis  TO  Lacoochee,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Athens. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Sotithern     Florida  R.  R  to  Jasper. 

Plant  System  to  Lacoochee. 

Returning  via  samo  route. 

S.  A.  L.  ExcuRsiox  Xo.  11^»  TO  Lacoochee,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  ]\Iacon. 

Georgia  Southern  cV-  Florida  R.  R  to  Lake  City. 

Florida  Central     Peninsular  R.  R  to  Lacoochee. 

Returning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  Excmsiox  Xo.  120  to  Lacoochee,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Athens. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  3Iacon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Lake  City. 

Florida  Central  &  Peninsular  R.  R  to  Lacoochee. 

Returning  via  sanu^  route. 


92 


SEABOARD  AIR  LINE. 


THEOUGH  RATES. 


fWashington,  D.  C  .  .  .  .  |48  40 

-j-Richmond,  A^a   44  40 

tOld  Point  Comfort,  Ya  •  .  44  40 

Abbeville,  S.  C   29  50 

Athens,  Ga   27  80 

Boykins,  Ya   42  45 

Carlisle,  S.  C   29  50 

Catawba,  S.  C   30  50 

Charlotte,  N.  C   32  15 

Cheraw,  S.  C   31  40 

Chester,  S.  C.    ......  29  50 

CHnton,  S.  C   29  50 

Durham,  N.  C   38  90 

Elbert-on,  Ga   29  50 

Franklin,  Ya   43  35 

Frankhnton,  N.  C  .  .  .  .  38  30 

Greenwood,  S.  C   29  50 

Hamlet,  N.  C   31  40 

Henderson,  N.  C   38  90 

Kittrell,  N.  C   38  75 

Laurinburg,  N.  C   31  40 

Lawrenceville,  Ga   27  80 


I     Lewiston,  N.  C  .  .  .  ■  .  .  .  $44  20 

!     Lincolnton,  N.  C   33  15 

i     Littleton,  N.  C   40  60 

Louisburg,  N.  C   40  80 

I     Lumberton,  N.  C   32  45 

I     Maxton,  N.    31  40 

Monroe,  N.  C   31  40 

Norfolk,  Ya   44  40 

Portsmouth,  A^a   44  40 

Pittsboro,  N.  C   36  10 

Raleigh,  N.  C   36  90 

Rockingham,  N.  C   31  40 

Rutherfordton,  N.  C.   ...  35  15 

Sanford,  N.  C   34  70 

Shelbv,  N.  C   34  15 

Southern  Pines,  N.  C   ...  33  00 

Suffolk,  Ya   44  40 

Wadesboro,  N.  C   31  40 

Wake,  N.  C   37  75 

Warren  Plains,  N.  C.  .  •  .  39  80 

Weldon,  N.  C   41  20 

AVinder,  Ga  .......  .  27  80 


LAKE  CITY,  FLORIDA. 

THE  GATEWAY  OF  FLORIDA.    AN  IDEAL  SPOT  FOR  RESORT, 
HOMES  AND  BUSINESS. 

Lake  City  is  situated  upon  a  wide  plateau,  the  central  and  highest  point 
of  the  Florida  peninsula. 

The  elevation  of  two  hundred  and  ten  feet  above  sea-level  exempts  the 
city  from  malaria  and  affords  perfect  drainage. 

Constant  breezes  from  the  Gulf  and  Atlantic  produce  a  delightful,  exhila- 
rating atmosphere  the  year  round. 

As  a  region  combining  beauty  and  utilit}^  the  elements  and  influences 
that  tend  to  promote  pleasure,  personal  comfort  and  prosperity,  the  world 
is  challenged  for  comparison. 

Here  the  temperate  and  tropical  meet.  The  substantials  of  the  former 
and  the  luxuries  of  the  latter  spring  from  the  same  soil. 

Orange  trees  with  their  apples  of  gold  dot  the  landscape. 

Stately  waxen-leaved  magnolias  and  wide-branching  live-oaks  shade  a 
luxurious  growth  of  tropical  shrubs  and  plants.  Flowers  bloom  all  the 
year. 


SEABOARD  AIR  LINE. 


93 


Peaches  of  the  finest  qiiahty  and  flavor,  tigs,  grapes,  pears,  strawberries 
and.  other  choice  fruit  richly  repay  the  attention  given  them  by  the  grower. 

Clean-margined  crystal  lakes,  swarming  with  feh,  snrround  the  city. 

Springs,  delicious  in  their  purity,  break  from  every  hillside.  Freestone, 
magnesia,  sulphur,  chalybeate,  lithia  and  other  carative  waters  flow  in 
prodigal  abundance. 

The  enjoyment  of  the  sportsman  is  abundantly  provided  for.  Every 
thicket  hides  a  covey  of  quail.  At  no  remote  distance  wild  turkeys,  deer 
and  other  large  game  roam  the  woods.  Ducks  are  plentiful  during  the 
winter  season,  on  the  lakes,  close  at  hand. 

The  roads  are  always  in  good  condition  for  walking,  riding  and  driving. 

S.  A.  L.  Excursion  Xo.  121  to  Lake  City,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  E.  R  to  Lake  City. 

Returning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  Excursion  Xo.  122  to  Lake  City,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Athens. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern     Florida  R.  R  to  Lake  City. 

Retimiing  via  same  route. 


THROUGH  RATES. 


tXew  York,  X.  Y  .  .  .  . 

•  $50 

00 

Lawrenceville,  Ga  .  .  . 

.   ,  119  40 

tPhiladelphia,  Pa  ...  . 
tBaltimore,  3Id  

.  46 

00 

Lewiston,  N.  C  .  .  .  . 

.  .   36  00 

.  42 

00 

Lincolnton,  N.  C   .  .  ■ 

.  .   24  95 

tWashihgton,  D.  C  .  .  . 

.  40 

00 

Littleton,  N.  C  .... 

.   32  40 

tRichmond,  Ya  

.  36 

00 

Louisburg,  N.  C  .  .  •  . 

.  .   30  60 

tOld  Point  Comfort,  Ya  . 

.  36 

00 

Lumberton,  N.  C  .  -  . 

.  .   24  25 

Abbeville,  S.  C  

.  21 

30 

Maxton,  X.  C  

.  .   23  20 

Athens,  Ga   . 

.  19 

40 

.   .   23  20 

Bovkins,  Ya  

.  34 

25 

Norfolk,  Ya  

36  00 

Cafhsle,  S.  C  

.  21 

30 

Portsmouth,  Ya  .... 

.  .   36  00 

Catawba,  S.  C  

.  22 

30 

Pittsboro,  N.  C  .  .  •  . 

.  .   27  90 

Charlotte,  N.  C  

.  23 

95 

Raleigh,  N.  C  

.   .   28  20 

Cheraw,  S.  C  

.  23 

20 

.   23  20 

Chester,  S.  C  

.  21 

30 

Rutherfordton,  X.  C  .  . 

.   26  95 

Clinton,  S.  C  

.  21 

30 

Sanford,  X.  C  

.  .   26  50 

Durham,  N.  C  

.  30 

70 

Shelbv,  N.  C  

.  .   25  95 

.  21 

30 

Southern  Pines,  X.  C  . 

.  .   24  80 

.  35 

15 

Suffolk,  Ya  ......  . 

.  .   36  00 

Frankliiiton,  X.  C  .  ■  . 

.  30 

10 

AVadesboro,  N.  C  •  ■  . 

.  .   23  20 

.  21 

30 

Wake,  N.  C  

,   .   29  55 

Hamlet,  X.  C  

.  23 

20 

Warren  Plains,  X.  C  .  . 

.  .   31  60 

.  30 

70 

AVeldon,  X.  C  

.  .   33  00 

Kittrell,  X.  C  

.  30 

50 

AVinder,  Ga  

.  .   19  40 

Laurinburg,  X.  C  •  •  •  • 

.  23 

20 

94  WINTER  BESOBTS. 

LAKE  HELEN,  FLOKIDA. 

From  New  Smyrna  a  branch  of  the  East  Coq,st  Eailway  runs  westward  to 
the  St.  John's  river  at  Blue  Springs.  Along  the  route  are  several  pretty 
villages,  among  them  Lake  Helen,  famous  for  the  attractive  social  life  of  its 
winter  hotel  and  cottage  dwellers.  The  Harlan  Hotel  is  well  managed. 
The  village  is  one  of  the  prettiest  inland  towns  in  Florida.  The  route  is 
the  most  pleasant  connections  between  the  east  coast  and  the  central  and 
western  parts  of  the  peninsula. 

Three  quarters  of  a  mile  south  of  the  railroad  station  of  Lake  Helen, 
situated  on  high  pine  bluffs,  overlooking  a  chain  of  beautiful  little  lakes,  is 
located  the  ' '  Southern  Cassadaga, ' '  Spiritualists'  Assembly  Ground. 


S.  A.  L.  Excursion  No.  123  to  Lake  Helen,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon, 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  ......  to  Tifton. 

Plant  Systen  to  Jacksonville. 

Florida  East  Coast  Ry   .  to  Lake  Helen. 

Returning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  Excursion  No.  124  to  Lake  Helen,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Athens. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Tifton. 

Plant  System  to  Jacksonville. 

Florida  East  Coast  Ry  to  Lake  Helen. 

Returning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  Excursion  No.  125  to  Lake  Helen,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Lake  City. 

Florida  Central  &  Peninsular  R.  R  to  Jacksonville. 

Florida  East  Coast  Ry  to  Lake  Helen. 

Returning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  Excursion  No.  126  to  Lake  Helen,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Athens. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Lake  City. 

Florida  Central  &  Peninsular  R.  R  to  Jacksonville. 

Florida  East  Coast  Ry  to  Lake  Helen. 


Returning  via  same  route. 


SEABOARD  AIR  LINE. 


95 


fNew  York,  X.  Y  . 
tPhiladelphia,  Pa 


THROUGH 

156  80 


»2  80 

tBaltimore,  Md   48  80 

tWashington,  D.  C   .  .  .  .   4(5  80 

t Richmond,  Va   42  80 

42  80 
28  10 
2H  20 
40  05 

28  10 

29  10 
80  75 

30  00 
28  10 


tOld  Point  Comfort,  . 
Abbeville,  S.C 
Athens,  Ga  . 
Bovkins,  Ya  . 
Carlisle,  S.  C  . 
Catawba,  S.  C 
Charlotte,  N.  C 
Cheraw,  S.  C. 
Chester,  S.  C  . 

Clinton,  S.  C  28  10 

Durham,  X.  C  87  50 

Elberton,  Ga  28  10 

Franklin,  Ya  41  95 

Franklinton,  X.  C  .  .  .  .   o()  90 

Greenwood,  S.  C  28  10 

Hamlet,  X.  C  80  00 

Henderson,  X.  C   87  50 

K  ttrell,  X.  C   87  85 

Laurinburg,  X.  C   80  00 


RATES. 

Lawrenceville,  Ga   $26  20 

Lewiston,  X.  C   42  80 

Lincolnton,  X.  C   31  75 

Littleton,  X.  C   39  20 

Louisbnrg,  X.  C   37  40 

Lumberton,  X.  C   31  05 

.Maxton,  X.  C   30  10 

:M()nroe,  X.  C   80  00 

Xorfolk,  Ya   42  80 

Portsmouth,    42  80 

Pittsboro,  X.  C   34  70 

Raleigh,  X.  C   35  50 

Rockingham,  X.  C    ....  30  00 

Rutherfordton,  X.  C  .   .   .   .  38  75 

Sanford,  X.  C   83  30 

Shelby,  X.  C   32  75 

Southern  Pines,  X.  C   .  .  .  31  60 

Suffolk,  Ya   42  80 

Wadesboro,  X.  C   30  00 

AVake,  X.  C   36  35 

Warren  Plains,  X.  C  .  .  •  .  38  40 

AVeldon,  X.  C   39  80 

AVinder,  Ga   26  20 


LAKE  WORTH,  FLOEIDA. 

Three  hundred  miles  south  of  Jacksonville. 

Once  on  the  shore  of  this  translucent  sheet  the  traveler  seems  in  another 
country,  a  summerland  which  may  have  been  transplanted  from  some 
South  Sea  Isle.  The  shores  of  the  lake  are  clothed  with  palms,  and  here  is 
the  home  of  the  cocoanut.  On  these  shores  one  has  the  first  sight  of  a  grove 
of  tall,  slender  trunks  and  green  crowns,  in  full  bearing.  Great  bunches  of 
green  husked  nuts  hang  from  the  crown,  and  the  gray  pennants  of  the  great 
dried  blossoms  tasseled  among  the  fruit  rustle  and  whisper  in  the  sea  breeze. 
Often  in  the  younger  groves  the  overhanging  leaves,  perfect  as  giant  fern 
fronds,  arch  the  pathway  in  a  single  sweep  of  twenty  feet — perhaps  no  other 
plant  of  all  the  earth  has  such  Titanic  grace. 

X^ature  has  here  supj^lied  all  the  material  the  most  lavish  workman  could 
covet ;  and  the  taste  and  labor  of  the  wealthiest  cities  of  our  land  have 
gathered  along  these  shores  to  feast  upon,  train  and  beautify  the  already 
beautiful.  There  may  be  no  castles  outside  of  fable  with  such  surroundings 
as  some  of  these  homes  on  Lake  AYorth  now  boast — such  luxuries  of  the 
tropics  with  comforts  of  the  temperate  zone! 


96 


WINTER  RESORTS. 


Imagine  the  succulent  vegetables  of  favored  northern  gardens  side  by  side 
with  all  this  tropical  profligacy  of  growth.  Here  you  may  see  them — sweet 
corn  and  coffee,  the  tomato  and  the  tamarind,  the  potato  and  the  sapodilla — 
neighbors  in  growth.  Here,  amid  pineapple  patches  and  cocanut  groves, 
are  gardens  containing  wonderful  variety  of  strange  tropical  fruits — the 
avacado  pear,  custard  apple,  almond,  mango,  maumee  apple,  pawpaw,  grape 
fruit,  guava  and  banana. 

S.  A,  L.  ExcuEsioN  No.  127  to  Lake  Worth,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  Georgia  Railway  to  Macon, 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  E.  R  to  Tifton. 

Plant  System  to  Jacksonville. 

Florida  East  Coast  Line  to  Lake  Worth. 

Returning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  ExcuRSiox  No.  128  to  Lake  Worth,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Athens. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  .  .  .    ...  to  Tifton. 

Plant  System   to  Jacksonville. 

Florida  East  Coast  Line  '  ....  to  Lake  Worth. 

Returning  via  same  route. 

S.  A,  L.  Excursion  No.  129  to  Lake  Worth,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line   .  to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  .to  Lake  City. 

Plant  System  to  Lake  Worth. 

Returning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  ExcrRsiox  No.  130  to  Lake  Worth,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  .to  Athens, 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Lake  City. 

Florida  Central  &  Peninsular  R.  R  to  Lake  Worth. 

Returning  via  same  route. 


THROUGH  RATES. 


tNew  York,  N.  Y  $69  00 

tPhiladelphia,  Pa   65  00 

tBaltimore,  Md   61  00 

fWashington,  D.  C  .  ...  59  00 

fRichmond.  Ya   55  00 

tOld  Point  Comfort,,  Ya  .  .  55  00 

Abbeville,  S.  C   40  30 

Athens,  Ga.   38  40 

Boykins,  Ya   53  25 


Carlisle,  S.  C   $40  30 

Catawba,  S.  C   41  30 

Charlotte,  N.  C   42  95 

Cheraw,  S.    42  20 

Chester,  S.  C   40  30 

Clinton,  S.  C   40  30 

Durham,  N.  C   49  70 

Elberton,  Ga   40  30 

Franklin,  Ya   54  15 


8E ABO ARB 


Franklinton,  N.  C    .  . 

.  .  $49 

10 

.  .  40 

30 

Hamlet,  N.  C  

.  .  42 

20 

Henderson,  N.  C.  .  .  . 

.   .  49 

70 

Kittrell,  N.  C  

.  .  49 

55 

20 

Lawrenceville,  Ga .   .  . 

.  .  38 

40 

Lewiston,  N.  C  .  .  .  . 

.  .  53 

00 

Lincolnton,  N.  C.  •  •  • 

.  .  43 

95 

Littleton,  N.  C  .  .  .  . 

.  .  51 

40 

Louisburg,  N.  C  .  .  .  . 

.   ,  49 

60 

Lumberton,  N.  C  ■  •  . 

.  .  43 

25 

Maxton,  N.  C  

.  .  42 

20 

.  .  42 

20 

Norfolk,  Ya  

.  .  55 

00 

AIR  LINE.  97 

Portsmouth,  Va   $55  OD 

Pittsboro,  N.  C   46  aO 

Raleigh,  N.  C   47  70 

Rockingham,  N.  C   42  2.0 

Rutherfordton,  N.  C.  •  •  •  45  9.5 

Sanford,  N.  C   45  50 

■  Shelby,  N.  C   44  95 

Southern  Pines,  N.  C.  •  •  •  43  80 

Suffolk,  Va   55  00 

Wadesboro,  N.  C   42  2.0 

Wake,  N.  C   48  55 

Warren  Plains,  N.  C  •  •  •  •  50  60 

Weldon,  N.  C   52  OO 

Winder,  Ga   38  4a 


LEESBURG,  FLORIDA. 

Leesburg  is  built  on  a  narrow  peninsula  separating  Lakes  Harris  and 
Griffin,  whose  shores  are  lined  for  long  distances  with  what  were  once  wild 
groves  of  orange  trees,  but  are  now  fine,  profitable,  cultivated  groves.  Asa 
winter  resort  it  has  long  held  a  desirable  i-eputation,  and  commercially  it  is 
the  oldest  place  in  this  section  of  the  country. 

Principal  Hotels. — Grand  Central  Hotel,  Lake  City  House,  Lake  View 
Hotel,  Leesburg  House. 


S.  A.  L.  ExcuESioN  No.  131  to  Leesburg,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon. 

Georgia,  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Lake  City. 

Florida  Central  &  Peninsular  R.  R  to  Leesburg. 

Returning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  Excursion  No.  132  to  Leesburg,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Athens. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Lake  City. 

Florida  Central  &  Peninsular  R.  R  to  Leesburg. 

Returning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  Excursion  No.  133  to  Leesburg,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  .  to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Jasper. 

Plant  System  to  Leesburg. 


Returning  via  same  route. 

7 


98 


WINTER  RESORTS. 


S.  A.  L.  Excursion  No.  134  to  Leesburg,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Athens. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ey  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  E,.  R  to  Jasper. 

Plant  System  to  Leesburg. 

Ketiirning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  ExcuEsioN  No.  135  to  Leesburg,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  to  Tifton. 

Plant  System  to  Leesburg 

Returning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  Excursion  No.  136  to  Leesburg,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Athens. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  -to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  to  Tifton. 

Plant  System  to  Leesburg. 


Returning  via  same  route. 


THROUGH  RATES. 


tNew  York,  N.  Y   |57  40 

tPhiladelphia,  Pa   53  40 

fBaltimore,  Md   49  40 

tWashington,  D.  C      •  •  .  47  40 

tRichmond,  Va   43  40 

tOld  Point  Comfort,  Ya  .  .  43  40 

Abbeville,  S.  C   28  50 

Athens,  Ga   26  80 

Boykins,  Va  .   41  45 

Carlisle,  S.  C   28  50 

Catawba,  S.  C   29  50 

Charlotte,  N.  C   31  15 

Cheraw,  S.  C   30  40 

Chester,  S.  C   28  50 

Clinton,  S.  C   28  50 

Durham,  N.  C   37  90 

Elberton,  Ga   28  50 

Franklin,  Ya   42  35 

Franklinton,  N.  C  .  .  ...  37  30 

Greenwood,  S.  C   28  50 

Hamlet,  N.  C   30  40 

Henderson,  N.  C   37  90 

Kittrell,  N.  C   37  75 

Laurinburg,  N.  C   30  40 


Lawrenceville,  Ga   |26  80 

Lewiston,  N.  C   42  40 

Lincolntoii,  N.  C   32  15 

Littleton,  N.  C   39  60 

Louisburg,  N.  C   37  80 

Lumberton,  N.  C   31  45 

Maxton,  N.  C   30  40 

Monroe,  N.  C   30  40 

Norfolk,  Ya   43  40 

Portsmouth,  Ya   43  40 

Pittsboro,  N.  C   35  10 

Raleigh,  N.  C   35  90 

Rockingham,  N.  C   30  40 

Rutherfordton,  N.  C  •  •  •  •  34  15 

Sanford,  N.  C   33  70 

Shelby,  N.  C   33  15 

Southern  Pines,  N.  C  .  .  ■  32  00 

Suffolk,  Ya  .42  40 

Wadesboro,  N.  C   30  40 

Wake,  N.  C   36  75 

Warren  Plains,  N.  C  .  .  .  •  38  80 

Weldon,  N.  C   40  20 

Winder,  Ga  .26  80 


SEABOARD  AIR  LIXE. 


99 


LIXCOLNTON,  NORTH  CAEOLINA. 


The  wonderful  wateiv  and  tlie  delightful  cli- 
mate of  Lincolnton.  X.  C.  are  eagerly  nought  year 
after  year  by  the  tourist  and  invalid.  Its  excep- 
tional location,  fifteen  hundred  feet  above  tide- 
water, and  many  attractive  features, have  particu- 
larly of  late  years  developed  this  active  town 
into  one  of  the  prominent  Xortli  Carolina  winter 
retreats. 

It  is  the  seat  of  justice  f(.)r  Lincoln  county, 
which  county  is  the  finest  wheat-raising  district 
in  the  State. 

The  drives  are  numerous  and  picturesque.  au'I 
a  favorite  one  is  to  the  famr)us  ore  banks,  some 
little  distance  from  the  town.  The  best  accom- 
modations and  every  opportunity  for  rest  and 
recreation  are  to  be  had.  Hunting  is  a  favorite 
sport,  and  game  is  plentiful. 


Principcil  Hotdx.- 

S.  A.  L.  ExeuKsiox  X 
Seaboard  Air  Line  


Lithia  Inn.  Lincolnto]]  Hote' 
L")7  TO  Lixc( 


.XT(  )X 


A  cjUIET  I.ANE. 


.  X.  c 


to  Linciilntfjn. 


Keturning  via  same  route. 


THROUGH  RATES. 


tXew  York,  X.  Y  . 
tPhiladelphia,  Pa. 
fBaltimore.  ]\Id.  . 
tWasliington.  D.  C. 


()() 
20  00 
25  00 
28  00 


-Old  Point  Comfort. 
Xorfolk.  Va.  .   .  . 
Portsmouth.  Va.  . 


A^a  .  .  S20  00 
.  .  .  .  20  00 
.  .  .  .   20  00 


A>rONG  THE  PINES.  WHERE  GAME  AP.OUXDS. 


100 


WINTER  RESORTS, 


LIVE  OAK,  FLORIDA. 

In  Suwanee  county,  provided  with  all  city  conveniences.  The  surround- 
ing country  is  high  and  healthy ;  shady  groves,  pleasant  drives,  ^^with 
exceedingly  dry  climate.    Quail  shooting  in  abundance. 

Principal  Hotels. — Ethel  House,  The  Arlington,  Live  Oak  House. 
S.  A.  L.  ExcuKsioN  No.  138  to  Live  Oak,  Fla. 


Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Jasper. 

Plant  System  to  Live  Oak. 

Returning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  ExcuEsiON  No.  139  to  Live  Oak,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Athens. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Jasper. 

Plant  System  .to  Live  Oak. 

Returning  via  same  route. 


THROUGH  EATES. 


tWashington,  D.  C  .  .  .  .  |40  00 

tRichmond,  Va   36  00 

tOld  Point  Comfort,  A^a  .  .  36  00 

Abbeville,  S.  C   21  30 

Athens,  Ga   19  40 

Boykins,  Va   34  25 

Carlisle,  S.  C   21  30 

Catawba,  S.  C   22  30 

Charlotte,  N.  C   23  95 

Cheraw,  S.  C   23  20 

Chester,  S.  C   21  30 

Clinton,  S.  C   21  30 

Durham,  N.  C   30  70 

Elberton,  Ga   21  30 

FrankKn,  Va   35  15 

Franklinton,  N.  C  ....  30  70 

Greenwood,  S.  C   21  30 

Hamlet,  N.  C   23  20 

Henderson,  N.  C   30  70 

Kittrell,  N.  C   30  55 

Laurinburg,  N.  C   23  20 

Lawrenceville,  Ga  .  .  .  •  ]9  40 


Lewiston,  N.  C   $36  00 

Lincolnton,  N.  C   24  95 

Littleton,  N.  C   32  40 

Louisburg,  N.  C   30  60 

Lumberton,  N.  C   24  25 

Maxton,  N.  C   23  20 

Monroe,  N!  C   23  20 

Norfolk,  A^a   36  00 

Portsmouth,  Va   36  00 

Pittsboro,  N.  C   27  90 

Raleigh,  N.  C   28  70 

Rockingham,  N.  C   23  20 

Rutherfordton,  N.  C.    .  .  .  26  95 

Sanford,  N.  C    26  50 

Shelby,  N.  C   25  95 

Southern  Pines,  N.  C.  .  .  •  24  80 

Suffolk,  A^a   36  00 

AVadesboro,  N.  C   23  20 

AVake,  N.  C   29  55 

AVarren  Plains,  N.  C.    ...  31  (iO 

A¥eldon,  N.  C   33  00 

AA'inder,  Ga   19  40 


SEABOARD  AIR  LINE. 


101 


MAGNOLIA  SPEINGS,  FLORIDA. 

Only  a  short  and  delightful  walk  from  Green  Cove  Springs,  the  county 
seat,  is  Magnolia  Springs,  on  the  St.  John's  river  and  the  direct  line  of  the 
railroad.  It  is  perhaps  one  of  the  best  known  smaller  resorts  to  Northern- 
ers, and  is  undoubtedly  one  of  the  most  pleasant  retreats  on  the  St.  John's. 
The  historical  associations  of  the  place  and  the  Seminole  landmarks  give  an 
added  interest,  and  the  connecting  link  by  park  and  bower  along  the  river 
to  Green  Cove  Springs  and  across  Governor's  Creek  is  famous.  It  is  particu- 
larly popular  not  only  as  a  healthy  point  to  locate,  but  also  has  a  social 
encirclement  which  keeps  it  alive  as  a  pleasure  retreat  as  well. 

Magnolia  Springs  has  a  superb  winter  hotel  bearing  its  name,  with  several 
large  and  very  pleasant  cottages.  The  grounds  are  located  between  the 
Jacksonville,  Tampa  &  Key  AVest  Railway  station  and  the  St.  John's  river. 
The  numerous  creeks  and  hunting  grounds  in  close  proximity  afford  abund- 
ant fish  and  game.  Its  wonderful  spring,  where  the  noted  "  ]\hignolia 
Springs  AVater"  is  bottled,  together  with  its  rowing  and  bathing  facilities, 
its  famous  walks  and  drives,  deserve  special  mention.  A  good  livery,  with 
both  carriage  and  saddle  horses  for  those  desirous  of  riding  or  driving. 

S.  A.  L.  Excursion  Xo.  140  to  Magnolia  Springs,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  ^lacon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Lake  City. 

Florida  Central  and  Peninsular  R.  R  to  Jacksonville. 

Jacksonville,  Tampa     Key  West  R.  R.  .  .  .  to  Magnolia  Springs. 
Returning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  Excursion  Xo.  1-il  to  Magnolia  Springs,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Athens. 

Central  of  Georgia  Rv  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Lake  City. 

Florida  Central  &  Peninsular  R.  R  to  Jacksonville. 

Jacksonville,  Tampa  &  Key  AVest  R.  R.  .  .  .to  Magnolia  Springs. 
Returning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  ExcLTisioN  No.  142  to  Magnolia  Springs,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  •  •  •  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Tifton. 

Plant  System  to  Jacksonville. 

Jacksonville,  Tampa  &  Key  AVest  R.  R.  .  .  -  to  Magnolia. 

Returning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  Excursion  No.  143  to  MA(iNOLiA  Springs,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Athens. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  ]\Iacon. 


102 


WINTER  RESORTS. 


Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  E.  Ix  to  Tifton. 

Plant  System   to  Jacksonville. 

Jacksonville,  Tampa  &  Key  West  R.  R.  .  .  .  to  Magnolia. 

Returning  via  same  route. 


THROUGH  RATES. 


fNew  York,  N.  Y  $51  50 

tPhiladelphia,  Pa   47  50 

tBaltimore,  Md   43  50 

fWashington,  D.  C   41  50 

tRichmond,  Va   37  50 

fOld  Point  Comfort,  ^^a  .  .  37  50 

Abbeville,  S.  C   22  80 

Athens,  Ga   20  90 

Boykins,  Va   35  75 

Carlisle,  S.  C   22  80 

Catawba,  S.  C   23  80 

Charlotte,  N.  C   25  45 

Cheraw,  S.  C   24  70 

Chester,  S.  C.  22  80 

Clinton,  S.  C   22  80 

Durham,  N.  C   32  20 

Elberton,  Ga   22  80 

Franklin,  Ya   36  65 

Franklinton,  N.  C   31  60 

Greenwood,  S.  C   22  80 

Hamlet,  N.  C.  ......  24  70 

Henderson,  N.  C   32  20 

Kittrell,  N.  C   32  05 

Laurinburg,  N.  C   24  70 


Lawrenceville,  Ga   $20  90 

Lewiston,  N.  C   37  50 

Lincolnton,  N.  C   26  45 

Littleton,  N.  C   31  90 

Louisburg,  N.  C  .......  32  10 

■  Lumber  ton,  N.  C  .'  •  •  .  •  25  75 

Maxton,  N.  C   24  70 

Monroe,  N.  C   24  70 

Norfolk,  Ya   37  50 

Portsmouth,    37  50 

Pittsboro,  N.  C   29  40 

Raleigh,  N.  C   30  20 

Rockingham,  N.  C,  .  .  •  •  24  70 

Rutherfordton,  N.  C.    ...  28  45 

Sanford,  N.  C   28  00 

Shelbv,  N.  C  •  27  45 

Southern  Pines,  N.  C.  .  .  .  26  30 

Suffolk,  Ya   37  50 

Wadesboro,  N.  C   24  70 

Wake,  N.  C   31  05 

Warren  Plains,  N.  C.    •  .  •  33  10 

Weldon,  N.  C   34  50 

Winder,  Ga   20  90 


MELBOUBNE,  FLOKIDA. 

This  little  town  has  a  most  delightful  location  on  a  high  bluff  at  the  con- 
fluence of  Crane  creek  and  the  Indian  river.  It  has  been  settled  largely  by 
people  from  New  England  and  the  West,  and  a  thriAdng  Congregational 
Church  organization  indicates  the  Puritan  stock  in  its  population.  Across 
the  river,  at  East  Melbourne,  there  are  many  hundreds  of  acres  of  pine- 
apple plantations  and  an  elegant  ocean  beach  where  surf  bathing  is  enjoyed. 
Good  fishing  and  hunting,  both  quail  and  deer. 

Principal  Hotel. — The  Arlington. 

S.  A.  L.  Excursion  No.  144  to  Melbourne,  Fla. 


Seaboard  Air  Line  .  to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  INlacon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Floric'a  R.  R  to  Tifton. 

Plant  Sy^^tem  to  Jacksonville. 

Florida  East  Coast  Ry  to  Melbourne. 


Returning  via  same  route. 


8E ABO  ABB  AIB  LINE. 


103 


S.  A.  L.  ExcuRSiox  No.  145  to  ^Melbourne,  Fla. 


Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Athens. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry   .    •  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Tifton. 

Plant  System  to  Jacksonville. 

Florida  East  Coast  Ry  to  ^Melbourne. 


Returning  via  same  route. 


S.  A.  L.  Excursion  Xo.  14()  to  ^Melbourne,  Fla. 


Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Lake  City. 

Florida  Central  &  Peninsular  R.  R  to  Jacksonville. 

Florida  East  Coast  Ry  to  Melbourne. 


Returning  via  same  route. 


S.  A.  L.  Excursion  Xo.  147  to  ^Melbourne,  Fla. 


Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Athens. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  ]Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Lake  City. 

Florida  Central  &  Peninsular  R.  R  to  Jacksonville. 

Florida  East  Coast  Ry  to  Melbourne. 


Returning  via  same  route. 


THROUGH  KATES. 


fNew  York,  X.  Y   $61  70 

tPhiladelphia,  Pa   57  70 

fBaltimore,  :Md   53  70 

fWashington,  D.  C   ....  51  70 

fRichmond,  Ya   47  70 

tOld  Point,  Ya   47  70 

Abbeville,  S.  C   33  00 

Athens,  Ga   31  10 

Bovkins,  Ya   45  95 

Carhsle,  S.  C   33  00 

Catawba,  S.  C   34  00 

Charlotte,  X.  C   35  65 

Cheraw,  S.  C   34  90 

Chester,  S.  C   33  00 

Clinton,  S.  C   33  00 

Durham,  X.  C   42  40 

Elbert  on,  Ga   33  00 

Franklin,  Ya   46  85 

Franklinton,  X.  C  .  .  .  .  41  80 

Greenwood,  S.  C   33  00 

Hamlet,  X.  C   34  90 

Henderson,  X.  C   42  40 

Kittrell,  X.  C   42  25 

Laurinburg,  X.  C   34  90 


Lawrenceville,  Ga   $31  10 

Lewiston,  X.  C   47  70 

Lincolnton,  X.  C   36  65 

Littleton,  X.  C   43  10 

Louisburg,  X.  C   42  30 

Lumberton,  X.  C   35  95 

INIaxton,  X.  C   34  90 

Monroe,  X.  C   34  90 

Xorfolk,  Ya   47  70 

Portsmouth,  Ya  •  47  70 

Pittsboro,  X.  C  .  .  .  .  •  .  39  60 

Raleigh,  X.  C   40  40 

Rockingham,  X.  C   34  90 

Rutherfordton,  X.  C  .  .  •  •  38  65 

Sanford,  X.  C   38  20 

Shelby,  X.  C   37  65 

Southern  Pines,  X.  C   ...  36  50 

Suffolk,  Ya   47  70 

AVadesboro,  X.  C   34  00 

AVake,  X.  C   41  25 

Warren  Plains,  X.  C  .  .  •  .  43  30 

Weldon,  X.  C   44  70 

Winder,  Ga   31  10 


NATIONAL  PALACE,  CITY  OF  MEXICO.    M.  N.  R.  B. 


MEXICO. 


4  inn  HE  MERCIFUL  hand  of  Providence  has  bestowed  on  the  Mexicans  a 
_J_  magnificent  land  abounding  in  resources  of  all  kinds — a  land  where 
none  ought  to  be  poor,  and  where  misery  ought  to  be  unknown.  A  land 
whose  products  and  riches  of  every  kind  are  abundant  and  as  varied  as  they 
are"rich.  It  is  a  country  endowed  to  profusion  with  every  gift  that  man  can 
desire  or  envy  ;  all  the  metals  from  gold  to  lead  ;  every  sort  of  climate  from 
perpetual  snow  to  tropical  heat,  and  of  inconceivable  fertility." — Lempriere, 
'  'Notes  on  Mexico. ' ' 

The  City  of  Mexico,  whose  history  and  traditions  are  no  more  interesting 
and  romantic  than  its  situation  is  grand  and  beautiful.  Nothing  like  a 
detailed  description  can  be  attempted  here.  A  few  bare  outlines  only  can 
be  given.  Mexico  is  a  city  of  some  350,000  people  ;  it  has  well  paved  streets, 
a  very  beautiful  alameda,  or  park,  many  neat  plazas,  grand  old  cathedrals, 
good  hotels  and  restaurants,  fine  theatres,  clubs  of  several  nationalities,  a 


SEABUAIiJj  AIR  LIXE. 


105 


marvelous  climate,  ait  galleries  and  museums,  and  in  fact  so  many  interest- 
ing points  that  a  book  would  be  needed  to  namite  tliem.  The  altitude Jof 
the  city  is  7.500  feet. 

The  principal  hotels  of  the  City  of  3Iexico  are  the  Jardin.  Iturbide.  Sanz. 
ColiseO;  San  Carles.  Opera.  American,  Guadalupe.  Humboldt  and  Comonfon. 
Among  the  best  of  the  restaurants  are  the  Maison  Doree.  Iturbide.  Jardin. 
Concordia.  Bazar.  Cafe  de  Paris  and  American.  Public  carriages  are  cheap 
and  plenty,  and  are  graded  in  four  classes,  charge  per  hour  being  fixed  by  city 
regulations  as  follows  :  First  class,  blue  flag,  -$1.00  ;  second  class,  red  flag. 
75  cents ;  third  class,  white  flag,  50  cent :  and  extra  class,  green  flag.  $1.50. 
Tin  flags  indicating  class  are  displayed  on  front  comer  of  roof  of  coach 
when  not  engaged.  The  street  car  sy.stem  is  veiy  complete  and  well  man- 
aged, the  lines  radiating  fi'om  the  Plaza  de  Armas  to  all  parts  of  the  city 
and  to-  the  suburbs.  Fare  within  the  city  is  six  cents. '  ZSTote  should  be  here 
made  of  the  many  and  veiy  fine  bathing  establishments  of  the  City  <'jf 
Mexico,  mentionable  among  which  being  those  of  the  Factor.  Alberca. 
Pane.  San  Augustin  and  Itmbide.  A  few  wrjrds  as  to  the  remarkably  even 
climate  of  the  valley  c<i  Alt-xico,  which  will  apjjly  toIi  veiy  slight  modifi- 


Cathedral,  citt  of  itexico.   m.  y.  R.  R. 


CATHEDRAL,  MORELIA.     M.  N.  R.  R. 


cations  to  the  whole  table  land  of  Central  Mexico.  Observations  made  at 
the  Government  Observatory  in  the  City  of  Mexico  show  the  average 
summer  temperature  in  the  City  of  Mexico,  during  the  past  fifteen  years, 
sixty-three  degrees  Fahrenheit  in  the  shade. 

It  would  seem  that  this  would  be  about  all  that  could  be  desired  taken  in 
conjunction  with  the  dry  air  of  this  altitude.  The  cloudy  days  during  the 
dry  season  will  not  average  more  than  three  per  month.  The  rainy  season, 
commencing  in  June  and  ending  in  September  or  October,  is  by  many 
regarded  as  the  pleasantest  portion  of  the  year.  The  rain,  falling  usually 
in  light  showers,  during  the  afternoon  or  evening,  clears  the  atmosphere,  so 
that  the  morning  sun  rises  upon  a  landscax)e  made  doubly  beautiful  by  the 
extraordinary  clearness  and  rarity  of  the  air,  the  trees  and  rocks  being 
plainly  discernible  on  the  mountain  sides  ten  to  twenty  miles  away. 
Mexico  is  never  so  attractive  as  during  the  rainy  season,  nature  being  then 
at  her  best. 


SEABOARD  AIR  LINE. 


107 


S.  A.  L.  Excursion  Xo.  148  to  Mexico,  Mex. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Atlanta  cl'  AVest  Point  R.  R  to  AVest  Point. 

AVe!?tern  Railway  of  Alabama  to  Montgomery. 

Lonisville  &  Xashville  R.  R  to  Xew  Orleans. 

Exchange  order  on  New  Orleans  for  excnrgion  tickets  to  Mexico 
City  and  return  via  any  regular  ticketing  route. 

THROUGH  EATES. 


tWashington,  D.  C  .  .  . 

.  8107 

85 

Elberton,  Ga  .... 

,   .  S  87 

80 

t Richmond,  Ya  

.  104 

85 

Franklin,  A"a  .... 

.  .  104 

85 

tOld  Point  Comfort.  Va  . 

.  104 

85 

Franklinton,  X.  C  .  . 

.  .  104 

85 

Abbeville.  S.  C  .  .  .  . 

89 

35 

90 

10 

Athens,  Ga  

.  86 

10 

Hamlet,  X.  C  .  .  .  . 

.  .  97 

45 

Bovkins,  Va  

.  104 

85 

Henderson,  X.  C   •  • 

.  .  104 

85 

Carlisle,  S.  C  

.  92 

95 

Kittrell,  X.  C  .  .  .  . 

.  .  104 

85 

Catawba,  S.  C  

.  94 

80 

Laurinburg,  X'.  C  .  . 

.  .  99 

45 

Charlotte,  X.  C  .  .  .  . 

.  96 

05 

Lawrenceville.  Ga  .  . 

.  .  84 

35 

Cheraw,  S.  C  

.  97 

45 

Lewiston.  X.  C  •  •  ■ 

.  .  104 

85 

Chester,  S.  C  

.  93 

80 

Lincolnton,  X.  C  . 

.  .  97 

65 

Clinton.  S.  C  

.  91 

50 

.  .  104 

85 

Durham.  X.  C  

.  104 

85 

Louisburg,  X.  C  •  -  • 

.  .  105 

35 

— f 


CANOEING  ON  LAKE  PATZCUARO.     M.  N.  R.  R. 


MINING  TOWN,  CATORCE.    M.  N.  R.  R. 


Lumberton,  N.  C   $100  85 

Maxton,  N.  C   99  80 

Monroe,  N.  C   96  05 

Norfolk,  Ya   104  85 

Portsmouth,  Va   104  85 

Pittsboro,  N.  C   102  75 

Raleigh,  N.  C   103  55 

Pockingham,  N.  C  .  .  .  .  97  45 

Rutherfordton,  N.  C  .  .  .  100  05 

Sanford,  N.  C   101  50 


Shelby,  N.  C   $  98  75 

Southern  Pines,  N.  C  .  .  .  100  20 

Suffolk,  Va   104  85 

Wadesboro,  N.  C   97  45 

Wake,  N.  C   104  40 

Warren  Plains,  N.  C  .  .  •  104  85 

Weldon,  N.  C   104  85 

Wilmington,  N.  C  .  .  •  •  103  70 

Winder,  Ga   85  20 


MONTEREY,  MEXICO. 

Situated  at  an  altitude  of  1700  feet,  is  one  of  the  most  beautifully  located 
of  all  Mexican  cities.  Built  on  the  foothills  of  the  Sierra  Madre,  to  the 
left  rises  that  most  peculiar  of  all  mountains,  La  Silla,  so  named  from  being 
almost  the  exact  outline  of  a  Spanish  saddle;  to  the  right  it  is  balanced  by 
its  companion  height  Las  Mitras.    Behind  the  city  is  a  range  of  low  moun- 


SEABOARD  AIR  LINE. 


109 


tains,  in  the  rear  of  which,  its  serrated  edge  standing  out  against  the  sky, 
is  the  lofty  mother  range,  towering  some  4,000  feet  above  the  plain.  Mon- 
terey is  situated  on  the  border  of  the  most  fertile  valley  of  northern  ^Mexico. 
It  has  long  been  the  principal  city  between  San  Louis  Potosi  and  the  fron- 
tier, and  will  continue  to  hold  its  importance  as  a  distributing  centre.  It 
has  a  fine  cathedral,  a  well  kejDt  and  artistically  beautiful  plaza,  and  many 
curiously  constructed  buildings  which  will  attract  the  eye  of  the  traveler. 
Near  the  city  is  the  Bishop's  Palace,  now  used  as  a  garrison  for  a  detach- 
ment of  national  troops.  Gushing  from  the  earth  in  almost  the  centre  of 
the  city,  is  a  sparkling  spring  of  water,  clear  as  crystal  and  of  great  volume. 
Some  three  miles  north  of  the  city,  and  connected  with  it  by  a  tramway, 
are  the  celebrated  hot  baths  of  Topo  Chico,  now  coming  into  prominence 
for  their  curative  properties.  A  fine  bathhouse  and  pavilion  have  lately 
been  erected,  and  first-class  hotels  have  been  proA'ided  for  the  accommoda- 
tion of  the  wayfarer.  As  there  is  no  possible  doubt  as  to  the  virtues  of 
these  waters,  Monterey  will  probabl}'  soon  be  as  great  a  resort  as  Hot 
Springs,  Arkansas.    The  climate  here  is  mild  and  pleasant  through  the 


CASINO  CLVB  HOUSE— MONTEREY. 


IN  THE  MOUNTAIN'S  ABOVE  THE  CITY  OF  MEXICO.    M.  N.  R.  R. 


winter  months,  and  the  invahd  is  enabled  to  forget  his  ailments,  surrounded 
as  he  is  by  "fresh  scenes  and  pastures  new."  These  springs  possess  the 
merit  of  being  as  accessible  in  winter  as  in  summer.  The  traveler  will  be 
glad  to  learn  that  Monterey  now  has  several  well-managed  hotels  on  the 
American  plan.    Population,  40,000. 

Leaving  Monterey  the  line  follows  the  valley  of  the  San  Juan.  Near 
Garcia  are  the  mines  of  San  Antonio,  in  opening  which  a  grandly  beautiful 
and  very  extensive  limestone  cavern  was  encountered.  This  is  well  worth 
a  visit.  The  entire  distance  from  Monterey  to  Saltillo  the  road  passes 
through  some  of  the  wildest  and  grandest  mountain  scenery  to  be  found 
anywhere.  The  constantly  shifting  panorama  as  the  train  climbs  upward, 
winding  in  and  out  through  the  rocky  defiles,  presents  a  scene  kaleidoscopic 
in  its  loveliness. 

S.  A:.  L.  ElxcuKsioN  No.  149  to  Monterey,  Mexico. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  .to  Atlanta. 

Atlanta  &  West  Point  R.  R  to  West  Point. 

Western  Railway  of  Alabama  to  Montgomery. 

Louisville  &  Nashville  R.  R  to  New  Orleans. 

Exchange  order  on  New  Orleans  for  excursion  tickets  to  Monterey  and 
return  via  any  regular  ticketing  route. 

^.  Returning  via  same  route. 


ABO  ABB  A  IB  BINE. 


Ill 


THROUGH  RATES. 


rAVashington,  D.  C  .  .  . 

•  SSI 

(30 

Liiicolnton,  X.  C   •  •  • 

870  45 

fRichmond,  Ya  

.  78 

(30 

Littleton,  X.  C  .  .  •  • 

77  25 

rOld  Point  Comfort,  ^'a  . 

.  78 

(30 

7(3  85 

Abbeville,  S.  C  

.  62 

95 

Liimberton.  X.  C  •  •  • 

.  .    74  25 

70 

Maxton,  X.  C  

.  .    73  20 

Bovkins,  Ya  

78 

50 

^Monroe,  X.  C  

.   .   (39  65 

Carlisle,  S.  C  

.  (3(3 

55 

78  60 

Catawba,  S.  C  

.  (38 

40 

Portsmouth,  Ya  .... 

78  60 

Charlotte,  X.  C  

.  m 

45 

Pittsboro.  X.  C  .  .  .  . 

.  .    76  20 

Clieraw,  S.  C  

.  7(3 

85 

Pvaleigh,  X.  (;..••. 

.   .    76  85 

Chester,  S.  C  

.  (37 

40 

Rockingham.  X.  C  .  .  • 

.  .    71  80 

Chilton,  S.  C  

10 

Rntlierfordton,  X.  C  .  . 

.  .   72  45 

Durham,  X.  C  

.  7(3 

85 

Sanford,  X.  C  .  .  .  .  . 

.  .    74  80 

Franklin,  Ya  

.  (31 

40 

Shelby,  X.  C  

.  .    71  45 

.  78 

(30 

Sontherii  Pines,  X.  C  • 

.  .   72  45 

Frankliiitoiij  X.  C  •  .  • 

.  78 

30 

Suffolk,  Ya  

,   .    78  60 

Greenwood,  S.  C  .  .  .  . 

.  (>3 

70 

Wadesbor(-),  X.  C  .  .  . 

.  .   70  85 

Hamlet,  C  

7-^ 

30 

AVake,  X.  C  

.  .    76  85 

•  7(3 

85 

Warren  Plains,  X.  C  .  . 

.  .    77  75 

Kittrell,  N.  C  

78 

70 

AYeldon,  X.  C  

.  .   77  25 

Lauriiibiirg,  X.  C  .  .  .  . 

.  72 

85 

Wilmington,  X.  C  •  •  • 

.  .    76  60 

70 

Winder,  Ga  

•    .   59  70 

00 

SALTILLO,  MEXICO. 

Sixty-five  miles  from  ^Monterey,  at  an  altitude  of  5,300  feet,  is  built  on  the 
slopes  of  the  table  land.  Here  are  productive  orchards,  attractive  gardens, 
a  clear  stream  rising  in  the  mountains  above  the  city,  a  mild  and  genial 
climate,  and  air  exhilarating  as  a  cup  of  good  wine.  Saltillo  is  a  city  of 
20,000  people,  and  is  the  capital  of  the  State  of  Coahuila.  It  has  good  hotels, 
an  especially  fine  plaza,  fronted  by  a  massive  cathedral  pile,  one  tower  of 
which  is  unfortunately  uutiiiished.  Some  of  the  wood  carving  and  iron 
lattice  work  to  be  met  with  here  is  quaint  and  artistic.  From  its  healthful 
situation  and  equable  climate,  Saltillo  should  be  a  place  much  frequented  by 
the  tourist.  Continuing  south  we  again  ascend  the  mountains  until  the 
summit  is  reached  at  Carneros,  from  which  point  we  commence  the  descent 
into  the  great  plateau  of  Central  ]\Iexico.  Again  we  encounter  scenes  on 
which  the  eye  rests  with  pleasure  and  astonishment.  Above  and  all  around 
are  the  towering  mountain  masses,  below  us  reaches,  out  tlie  broad  expanse 
of  valley  framed  in  by  the  blue  of  the  Sierra  beyond.  Descending  into  the 
plain  we  pass  successively  the  haciendas  of  La  Yentura  and  El  Salado. 
These  are  immense  properties  covering  many  thousand  acres,  and  contain- 


112 


WINTER  RESORTS. 


ing  much  mineral  wealth.  This  is  a  grazing  country,  and  is  roamed  over  by- 
immense  herds  of  goats  and  cattle.  The  valley  is  level,  but  enclosed  by 
mountains  on  either  side. 

S.  A.  L.  Excursion  No.  150  to  Saltillo,  Mex. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Atlanta  &  West  Point  to  West  Point. 

Western  Eailway  of  Alabama  to  Montgomery. 

Louisville  &  Nashville  to  New  Orleans. 

Exchange  order  on  New  Orleans  for  excursion  ticket  to  Saltillo  and 
return  via  any  regular  ticketing  route. 

Returning  via  same  route. 


THROUGH  RATES. 


f-Washington,  D.  C. 
fRichmond,  Va 
tOld  Point  Comfort, 

Abbeville,  S.  C 

Athens,  Ga .  . 

Boykins,  Va.  . 

Carhsle,  S.  C. 

Catawba,  S.  C. 

Charlotte,  N.  C 

Cheraw,  S.  C. 

Chester,  S.  C. 

CHnton,  S.  C. 

Durham,  N.  C. 

Elberton,  Ga. 

F^^anklin,  Va. 

Franklinton,  N 

Greenwood,  S. 

Hamlet,  N.  C. 

Henderson,  N. 

Kittrell,  N.  C. 

Laurinburg,  N.  C 

Lawrenceville,  Ga 

Lewiston,  N.  C.  • 


Va 


$84  20 
81  20 
81  20 

65  70 
62  45 
81  20 

69  30 

71  15 

72  20 

73  60 

70  15 
67  85 
76  80 
64  15 
81  20 
81  00 

66  45 

73  60 
79  60 
79  60 

74  70 
62  45 
81  20 


Lincolnton,  N.  C  $73  20 

Littleton,  N.  C   80  00 

Louisburg,  N.  C   79  60 

Lumberton,  N.  C   79  35 

Maxton,  N.  C   74  70 

Monroe,  N.  C   72  20 

Norfolk,  Va   81  20 

Portsmouth,  Va   81  20 

Pittsboro,  N.  C   78  95 

Raleigh,  N.  C   79  60 

Rockingham,  N.  C   73  60 

Rutherfordton,  N.  C.    ...  75  20 

Sanford,  N.  C   77  55 

Shelby,  N.  C   74  20 

Southern  Pines,  N.  C.  .  .  .  75  15 

Suffolk,  Va   81  20 

Wadesboro,  N.  C   73  60 

Wake,  N.  C   79  60 

Warren  Plains,  N.  C.  •  .  .  80  00 

Weldon,  N.  C  •  .  80  00 

Wilmington,  N.  C   79  35 

Winder,  Ga   62  45 


HOTEL  SOYAL  PALM. 


MIAMI,  FLORIDA, 

This  reson  is  situated  on  Biscayne  Bay.  at  the  mouth  of  tlie  Miami  River, 
Its  location,  chmate,  and  other  natural  advantages  are  all  that  can  be  desired, 
and  it  is  destined  to  become  the  metropolis  of  South  Florida.  On  the  nonh 
bank  of  the  ]\liami  River  stands  (Jld  Fort  Dallas,  which  has  been  converted 
by  the  present  owner.  ]\lrs.  Jtilia  D.  Ttittle,  into  a  luxtirions  home,  sur- 
rounded by  extensive  tropical  gardens,  in  the  highest  state  of  cultivation. 
Thet(iwn  ()f  Miami  is  platted  to  inchide  two  htnidred  acres  on  the  noith 
side  and  two  htmdred  acres  on  the  sottth  side  of  the  river,  connected  by  a 
bridge.  It  is  a  pon  of  entry  and  is  the  gateway  between  Nassau,  Bahama 
Islands.  Key  West  and  Havana,  via  steamer  lines. 

8 


TARPON  CAUGHT  IN  BISCAYNE  BAY. 


S.  A.  L.  Excursion  No.  151  to  Miami,  Fla. 


Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  Georgia  liy  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R  R  to  Tifton. 

Plant  System  to  Jacksonville. 

Florida  East  Coast  Ry  to  Miami. 


Returning  via  same  route. 


.SEABOARD  AIR  RIXE. 


115 


S.  A.  L.  ExcuKsiox  X().  15i^  to  ]vIiami.  Fla. 


Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Athens. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  ^Nlacon. 

Georgia  Southern  ^S:  Fhirida  R.  R  to  Tifton. 

Plant  System  to  .Tacksonville. 

Florida  East  Coast  Ry  to  ]\Iiami. 

Returning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  ExcuEsrox  Xo.  153  to  INI iami.  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  ^Nlacon. 

(Teorgia  Southern     Florida  R.  R  to  Lake  City. 

Florida  Central  &  Peninsular  R.  R  to  Jacksonville. 

Florida  East  Coast  Ry  to  INIiami. 

Returning  via  same  rotite. 

S.  A.  L.  Excursion  Xo.  1o4  to  AIiami.  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  .  ■  to  Athens. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  ^lacon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  .  .  .  .  .  .to  Lake  City. 

Florida  Central  &  Peninsular  R.  R  to  Jacksonville. 

Florida  East  Coast  Ry  to  Miami. 


Returning  via  same  route. 


THROUGH  RATES. 

tXew  York.  X.  Y  871  ^i.^     '    Lawrenceville.  Ga   S4i  3.3 

tPhiladelphia  Pa   »i7  95     i    Lewiston,  ]Sr.  C   57  95 

tBaltimore,  3Id  .  .    ■  .  .  .  63  95     '     Lincolnton,  X.  C   4H  90 

tWashington.  D.  C  -  •  •   •  61  95          Littleton.  X.  C   53  35 

tRichmond.  A'a  ....    •  .  57  ^'5          Louisburg.  X.  C   54  55 

t(_)ld  Point  Conifon.  A'a  .   .  57  W5          Lumbeiton.  X'.  C   4(i  20 

Abbeville,  S.  ( '   4:;  25          3Iaxton.  X.  C   45  15 

Athens.  (Til   41  35          Monroe,  X'.  C  :   .  45  15 

Boykins.  Va   5(i  2i)          Xorfolk,  Va   57  1)5 

Carlisle.  S.  C   43  25          Poitsmouth.  A'a   57  95 

Catawba,  S.  C   44  25         Pittsboro,  X.  C   49  85 

Charlotte,  X.  C   45  IH)          Raleigh.  X.  C   50  <)5 

Cheraw.  S.  C   45  15  Rockingham.  X.  C    ....  45  15 

Chester,' S.  C   43  25  Rutherfordton.  X.  C  •  •  •  ■  4S  «iO 

Clinton.  S.  C   43  25          Sanford,  X'.  C   4S  45 

Durham.  X.  C   52  i)5          Shelby.  X.  C                       .  47  ItO 

Elberton.  (tu   43  25  Southern  Pines,  X.  C  .  •   ■  46  75 

Franklin.  Va   57  K)          Suffolk.  Va  .    57  S»5 

Franklinton.  X.  C  •  .  -  •  52  05          Wadesboro,  X.  C   45  15 

(Greenwood.  S.  C   43  25          Wake.  X.  C   51  50 

Hamlet.  X.  C   45  15  i     Warren  Plains.  X.  C  •  .  •  •  53  55 

Hendei^on.  X'.  C   52  65     |     Weldon.  X.  C   54  95 

Xittrell.  X.  C   52  50     :     Winder,  Ga   41  35 

Laurinburg.  X'.  C   45  15  j 


116 


WINTER  RESORTS. 


MOBILE,  ALABAMA. 


Mobile  certainly  enjoys  a  delightful  climate  and  lovely  surroundings,  and 
is  one  of  the  most  favored  spots  in  the  South.  Government  street,  which 
is  chiefly  devoted  to  residences,  is  beautiful  by  reason  of  its  great  width 
(100  feet)  and  of  its  borders  of  tall  live  oaks  and  its  numerous  gardens. 
The  street  extends  to  the  river,  from  which  an  uninterrupted  view  is  open 
for  several  miles.  Broad  street  may  also  be  mentioned  for  its  beauy.  The 
hotels  of  Mobile  are  excellent,  and  there  are  numerous  private  boarding 
houses,  in  addition  to  the  hotels,  which  give  Mobile  facilities  for  the  tourist 
to  make  his  own  selection  as  to  how  he  will  live  and  at  what  price. 

The  drives  in  and  about  Mobile  are  exceptionally  fine.  The  one  down 
the  bay  shore  is  perhaps  the  most  lovely  drive  in  the  South,  extending  some 
seven  miles  over  a  hard  shell  road,  the  greater  part  of  the  way  along  the 
shore  of  the  bay,  and  the  lower  end  of  the  road  enters  a  dense  growth  of 
magnolias,  which,  in  the  spring,  are  beautiful  beyond  comparison. 

The  eastern  shore  of  Mobile  bay  is  the  favorite  resort  of  those  who  know 
this  country  best — the  Mobilians.  The  whole  coast  is  dotted  with  beautiful 
villas  and  elegant  homesteads,  and  here  and  there  are  the  pretty  villages  : 
Battles,  Shorts,  Montrose,  Daphne,  etc.  Point  Clear  is  the  principal  resort, 
with  its  grand  hotel,  seated  upon  a  land  spit  projecting  far  out  into  the 
water,  so  that  the  spot  is  fanned  by  breezes  from  all  sides.  The  hotel  at 
Spring  Hill,  another  suburban  resort,  about  seven  miles  from  Mobile,  is 
prepared  to  receive  visitors  for  the  season  on  reasonable  terms. 


S.  A.  L.  Excursion  No.  155  to  Mobile,  Ala.  , 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Atlanta  &  West  Point  R.  R  to  West  Point. 

Western  Railway  of  Alabama  to  Montgomery. 

Louisville  &  Nashville  to  Mobile. 

Returning  via  same  route. 


THBOUGH  BATES. 


tWashington,  D.  C   .  .  .  .  $40  50 

fRichmond,  Va   37  50 

tOld  Point  Comfort,  A^a  .  .  37  50 
Pranklin,  Ya   37  50 


Norfolk,  Va  .  . 
Portsmouth,  Ya 
Suffolk,  Ya  .  . 


$37  50 
37  50 
37  50 


MONTICELLO,  FLOEIDA. 


Located  in  the  midst  of  numerous  and  attractive,  large  and  beautiful  live 
oak  groves.  The  country  in  general  is  rolling,  and  is  fine  for  farming.  Hotel 
service  is  good,  and  private  board  can  be  secured. 


I^EABOARD  AIR  LINE. 


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Principal  HoteU. — St,  Elmo  Hotel,  Partridge  House,  Modder  House. 

S.  A.  L.  ExcuRSiox  Xo.  ]  56  to  Moxticello,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Flcjrida  K.  R  to  Valdosta. 

Plant  System  to  Monticello. 

Returning  via  f?ame  route. 

S.  A.  L.  ExcTRsiox  X().  157  to  Monticello,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Athens. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  ]\Iacon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  ^^aldosta. 

Plant  System  to  ]\h)nticello. 

Returning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  ExcuRsiox  No.  15S  to  ^NIoxticello,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Albany. 

Plant  System  to  Monticello.  ■ 

Returning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  ExcuRsiox  No.  15^>  to  ^L)Xticello,  Fla, 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Athens. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Albany. 

Plant  System  to  ^Monticello. 

Returniny;  via  same  route. 


tAVashington,  D.  C   ^42  10 

tRichmond,  Ya   'M  (iO 

jOld  Point  Comfort,  Va  .  .  ;'>7  (>() 

Abbeville,  S.  C\   .  .  .  .  .  22  10 

Bovkins,  Va   'MS  05 

Carlisle,  S.  C   22  10 

C^atawba,  S.  C   28  10 

Charlotte,  N.    24  75 

Cheraw,  S.  C   24  00 

Chester,  S.  C   22  10 

Clinton,  S.  C   22  10 

Durham,  X.  C   >\\  50 

Elberton,  Ga   22  10 

Franklin,  Ya   ."w  (iO 

Franklinton,  X.      .  .    .  .  oO  00 

Greenwood,  S.  C   22  10 

Hamlet,  X.  C   24  00 

Henderson,  X.  C   ."U  50 

Kittrell,  X.  C   ^U  ^55 

Laurinburg,  X.  C   .    ...  24  00  i 

Lewiston,  X.  C   o6  80  | 


RATES. 


Lincolnton,  X.  C   S25  75 

Littleton,  X.  C.  .  -  ■  r  .  .  33  20 

Louisburg,  X.  C   31  40 

Lumberton,  X.  C   25  05 

Maxton,  X.    24  00 

:Monroe,  X.  C   24  00 

Xorfolk.  Va   47  60 

Portsmouth,  Va   47  60 

Pittsboro.  X.  C   28  70 

Raleigh.  X.  C   39  50 

Rockingham,  X.  C   24  00 

Rutherfordton,  X.  C.    ...  27  75 

Sanford,  X.  C   27  30 

Shelby,  X.  C   26  75 

Southern  Pines,  X.  C.  .  .  .  25  60 

Suffolk,  Va   37  60 

^^'adesboro,  X.  C .  .  .  .  •  •  24  00 

AVake,  X.  C   30  35 

A\^arren  Plains,  X.  C.   •  •  •  32  40 

Weldon,  X.  C   33  80 


GEOVE  OF  KOYAL  POINCIANA  TREES,  NASSAU. 


NASSAU,  NEW  PKOVIDENCE. 

Nassau  is  the  capital  of  New  Providence,  the  chief  of  the  Bahama 
Islands.  It  is  directly  east  of  Southern  Florida,  and  about  one  hundred 
and  fifty  miles  from  Palm  Beach  or  Miami,  being  reached  by  steamer  in  a 
short  sail  of  a  few  hours,  through  a  sea  landlocked  most  of  the  way.  Pro- 
tected by  the  Gulf  Stream,  it  is  absolutely  free  from  frost  and  sudden 
changes  in  temperature,  with  a  winter  climate  varying  from  sixty-eight  to 
seventy-eight,  where  the  variations  rarely  show  five  in  twenty-four  houis. 
The  sailing  is  perfect,  both  in  a  landlocked  harbor  or  on  the  broad  Atlantic. 
The  drives  are  magnificent,  the  roads  being  made  out  of  the  native  stone, 
and  for  this  reason  it  is  rightly  called  the  paradise  of  the  cyclists.  The 
Royal  Victoria  Hotel,  a  large  four-story  building,  is  well  kept  by  an  Ameri- 


SEABOARD  AIR  LINE. 


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can.  Tlie  Carthagena  House  less  pretentious,  V)ut  very  C()infnrtable,"and 
there  are  smaller  hotels  and  boarding  houses  witliin  tlu  reacli  of  every 
visitor.  The  society  is  excellent,  and  for  many  years  Nassau  has  been 
noted  for  its  hospitality  and  courtesies  to  Americans. 

S.  A.  L.  ExcuKsiox  Xo.  KiO  to  Xass.u',  X.  P. 


Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ey  to  ]\hicon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  K  to  Tifton. 

Plant  System  to  Jacksonville. 

Florida  East  Coast  Line  to  Palm  Beach.. 

Florida  East  Coast  Line  Steamers  to  Nassau. 

Eettirning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  Exct'Esiox  Xo.  1()1  TO  Xassau,  X.  P. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Athens. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  ^Nhicon.  ^ 


EAST  STKEET,  NASSAU. 


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WINTER  RESORTS. 


Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  E  to  Tifton. 

Plant  System  to  Jacksonville. 

Florida  East  Coast  Line  to  Palm  Beach. 

Florida  East  Coast  Line  Steamers  to  Nassau. 

Returning  via  same  route. 


S.  A.  L.  ExcuEsioN  No.  162  to  Nassau,  N.  P, 


Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Lake  City. 

Florida  Central  &  Peninsula  R.  R  .  .    •  .  .  .  to  Jacksonville. 

Florida  East  Coast  Line  ■  •  •  to  Palm  Beach. 

Florida  East  Coast  Line  Steamers  to  Nassau. 


Returning  via  same  route. 


S.  A.  I.  Excursion  No.  103  to  Nassau.  N.  P. 


Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Athens. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  .    •  •  •  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Lake  City. 

Florida  Central  &  Peninsular  R.  R  to  Jacksonville. 

Florida  East  Coast  Line  to  Palm  Beach. 

Florida  East  Coast  Line  Steamers  to  Nassau. 

Retui  ning  via  same  route. 


THKCUGH  RATES. 


tNew  York,  N.  Y  $90  00 

tPhiladelphia,  Pa   86  00 

tBaltimore,  Md                 .  82  00 

tWashington,  D.  C  ....  80  00 

t Richmond,  Ya   76  00 

tOld  Point  Comfort,  Ya  .  .  76  00 

Abbeville,  S.  C   61  30 

Athens,  Ga .   59  40 

Boykins,  Ya   74  25 

Carhsle,  S.  C                    .  61  30 

Catawba,  S.  C   62  30 

Charlotte,  N.  C   63  95 

Cheraw,  S.  C   63  20 

Chester,  S.  C   ()1  30 

Chnton,  S.  C   61  30 

Durham,  N.  C  .  .  .  .  .  .  70  70 

Elberton,  Ga   (H  30 

Franklin,  Ya   75  15 

Franklinton,  N.  C  .  .  .  .  70  10 

Greenwood,  S.  C   61  30 

Hamlet,  N.  C  .   ()3  20 

Henderson,  N.  C   70  70 

Kittrell,  N.  C   70  55 

Laurinburg,  N.  C   63  20 


Lawrenceville,  Ga   $59  40 

Lewiston,  N.  C   76  00 

Lincolnton,  N.  C   64  95 

Littleton,  N.  C   72  40 

Louisburg,  N.  C   70  60 

Lumberton,  N.  C   64  25 

Maxton,  N.  C   ()3  20 

Monroe,  N.  C   63  20 

Norfolk,  Ya   76  00 

Portsmouth,  Ya   76  00 

Pittsboro,  N.  C   67  90 

Raleigh,  N.  C   68  70 

Rockiugliam,  N.  C   63  20 

Rutherf(jrdton,  N.  C  .  .  •  .  66  95 

Sanford,  N.  C   m  50 

Shelby,  N.  C   65  95 

Southern  Pines,  N.      .  .  .  (>4  80 

Suffolk,  Ya   76  00 

Wadesboro,  N.  C   63  20 

Wake,  N.  C   69  55 

Warren  Plains,  N.  C  .  -  .  •  71  60 

Weldon,  N.  C   73  00 

Winder,  Ga   59  40 


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NEW  ORLEANS,  LOUISIANA. 

New  Orleans,  as  a  winter  resort,  ranks  with  the  most  favored.  It  is  the 
happiest,  healthiest,  pleasantest  town  in  the  United  States.  The  Opera 
House  Company  see  that  when  there  is  opera  tliat  it  is  opera.  The  theatres 
are  excellently  managed.  Carnival  week  winds  up  the  season  with  pageants 
and  processions,  which  are  the  wonder  of  all  Americans  and  the  envy  of  all 
other  large  American  cities. 

The  winter  race  meeting  of  the  Crescent  City  Jockey  Club,  which  opens 
November  14th  and  continues  more  than  one  hundred  days,  promises  to  be 
the  most  successful  ever  held  in  New  Orleans.  The  amount  given  away  in 
purses  and  added  money  to  stakes  will  exceed  8200,000,  and  some  of  the 
very  best  horses  now  in  training  are  already  pledged  for  the  stakes.  It  has 
been  remarked  by  some  of  tlie  best  posted  horsemen  in  this  country  that 
the  races  of  the  Crescent  City  Jockey  Club  are  in  all  respects  the  cleanest 
and  most  carefully  administered  in  America. 

New  Orleans  is  provided  with  ample  tirst-class  hotel  accommodation  as 
well  as  with  luxurious  furnished  apartments  obtainable  at  reasonable  rates 
and  excellent  restaurants. 

S.  A.  L.  ExcuEsiox  No.  1<34  to  Xeav  Oeleaxs,  La. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Atlanta  &  ^^>st  Point  R.  R  to  West  Point. 

"Western  Railway  of  Alabama  to  ^Montgomery. 

Louisville  e^-  Nashville  to  New  Orleans. 

Returning  via  same  route. 

THROUGH  RATES. 


tWashington,  D.  C  •  •  ■  •  845  00 

tRichmond.  Va   42  00 

tOld  Point  Comfort.  Ya  .  .  42  00 
Franklin.  A^a.   42  00 


Norfolk,  Va  842  GO 

Portsmotith,  Va   42  00 

Suffolk.  A'a   42  00 


NEW  SMYRNA,  FLORIDA. 

The  oldest  settlemem  on  the  Atlantic  coast  south  of  St.  Augustine  is  the 
little  village  of  New  Smvrna.  It  boasts  of  tine  tishing,  hunting,  bathing 
and  boating,  extensive  orange  groves  and  magnificent  scenery  in  the  out- 
lying hummocks.  Not  far  fr(^m  here  are  the  ruins  of  the  old  sugar  mill 
built  about  a  hundred  years  ago  by  Turnbull.  the  indigo  planter — or,  as 
some  believe,  of  a  chapel  built  by  the  followers  of  Columbus  in  1496  or 
1497.  This  historical  ruin  is  visited  yearly  by  scores  of  tourists,  and  anti- 
quarians are  still  speculating  upon  it. 


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WINTER  BE  SORTS. 


S.  A.  L.  Exci  RsioN  No.  1()5  to  New  Smyrna,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  K  to  Tifton. 

Plant  System  to  Jacksonville. 

Florida  East  Coast  Ry  to  New  Smyrna. 

Returning  via  same  raute. 

S.  A.  L.  Excursion  No.  166  to  New  Smyrna,  Fla, 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Athens. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  "Florida  R.  R  to  Tifton. 

Plant  System.  to  Jacksonville. 

Florida  East  Coast  Ry  to  New  Smyrna. 

Returning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  Excursion  No.  167  to  New  Smyrna,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Lake  City. 

Florida  Central  &  Peninsular  R.  R  to  Jacksonville. 

Florida  East  Coast  Ry  to  New  Smyrna. 

Returning  via  same  route. 

S.  A,  L.  Excursion  No.  168  New  Smyrna,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Athens. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  .to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Lake  City. 

Florida  Central  &  Peninsular  R.  R   to  Jacksonville. 

Florida  East  Coast  Ry  to  New  Smyrna. 

Returning;  via  same  route. 


THROUGH  EATES. 


tNew  York,  N.  Y   $56  85 

tPhiladelphia,  Pa   52  85 

tBaltimore,  Md   48  85 

tWashington,  D.  C   46  85 

tRichmoiid,  Ya   42  85 

told  Point  Comfort,  Ya  .  .  42  85 

Abbeville,  S.  C   28  15 

Athens,  Ga   26  25 

Boykins,  Ya   41  05 

Carlisle,  S.  C   28  15 

Catawba,  S.  C   29  15 

Charlotte,  N.  C   80  80 

Cheraw,  S.  C   30  05 

Chester,  S.  C   28  15 

Clinton,  S.  C   28  15 

Durham,  N.  C  .  .  .  .  .  .  37  55 

Elberton,  Ga   28  15 

Franklin,  Ya   42  00 

Franklinton,  N.  C   36  95 


Greenwood,  S.  C   $28  15 

Hamlet,  N.  C   30  05 

Henderson,  N.  C   37  55 

Kittrell,  N.  C   37  40 

Laurinburg,  N.  C   30  05 

Lawrenceville,  Ga   26  25 

Lewiston,  N.  C   42  85 

Lincolnton,  N.  C   31  80 

Littleton,  N.  C   39  25 

Louisburg,  N.  C   37  45 

Lumberton,  N.  C   31  10 

Maxton,  N.  C   30  05 

Monroe,  N.  C  .......  30  05 

Norfolk,  Ya   42  85 

Portsmouth,  Ya   42  85 

Pittsboro,  N.  C   34  75 

Raleigh,  N.  C   35  55 

Rockingham,  N.  C   30  05 

Rutherfordton,  N.  C.    ...  33  80 


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Sanford.  X.  C  SMo  55 

Shelby,  X.  C   82  80 

Southern  Pines,     .  C.  .  .  .   31  65 

Suffolk.  Va   42  85 

Wadesboro,  X.    30  05 


Wake.  X.  ( '  83(5  40 

AVarren  Plains,  X.  ( "  .  .  .  .   38  45 

Weldon.  X.  ('   39  S5 

Winder.  (  tu  2(1  25 


OAKLAND,  FLORIDA. 


Situated  on  Lake  Apopka.  in  (  Grange  county,  is  a  favorite  Florida 

resort,  and  is  well  patronizetl. 

Princlpcd  HoteU. — AMndsdr  Hotel,  Petris  House. 


S.  A.  L.  Excursion  Xo.  1(59  to  Oakland,  Fla. 


Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry.  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern     Florida  P.  R  to  Jasper. 

Plant  System  to  Oakland. 

Keturning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  Excursion  Xo.  170  to  Oakland,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Athens. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  c\:  Florida  R.  R  to  Jasper. 

Plant  System  to  Oakland. 


Returning  via  same  same. 


tWashington,  D.  C  848  40  ; 

tRichmojid,  Va   44  40 

tOld  Point  Comfort.  A'a  .  .  44  40 

Abbeville,  S.  C   20  50 

Athens.  Ga   27  80 

Bovkins,  Va   42  45 

Cafhsle,  S.  C   29  50 

Catawba,  S.  C   30  50 

Charlotte,  X.  C   32  15 

Cheraw,  S.  C   31  40 

Chester,  S.  C   29  50 

Chnton.  S.  C   29  50 

Durham,  X.  C   38  90 

Elbert  on,  Ga   29  50  1 

Franklin,  Va.   43  45 

Franklinton.  X.  C  .  .  •  •  38  30 

Greenwood.  S.  C   29  50 

Hamlet,  X.  C   31  40 

Henderson.  X.  C   38  90 

Kittrell.  X.  C   38  75 

Laurinburg.  X.  C   31  40  \ 

Lawrenceville,  Ga  ....  27  80 


eates. 


Lewiston.  X.  C   844  2(_) 

Lincolnton,  X.  C   33  15 

Littleton,  X.  C.  .  .    ■  .  -  .  40  (iO 

Louisburg,  X.  C   38  80 

Lumberton.  X.  C   32  45 

Maxton,  X.  C   31  40 

:\Ionroe.  X.  C   31  40 

Xorfolk.  Va   44  40 

Portsmouth,  A'a   44  40 

Pittsboro,  X.  C   36  10 

Raleigh,  X.  C  ■  36  90 

Rockingham,  X.  C   31  40 

Rutherfordton.  X.  C  .  •  .  -  35  15 

Sanford.  X.  C   34  70 

Shelby,  X.  C.   34  15 

Southern  Pines.  X.  C.  .  •  •  33  00 

Suffolk,  Va   44  40 

AVadesboro.  X.  C   31  40 

Wake,  X.  C   37  75 

Warren  Plains,  X.  C.  •  •  ■  39  80 

Weldon,  X.    41  20 

Winder.  Ga   27  80 


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WINTER  RESORTS. 


OCALA,  FLORIDA. 

Ocala,  the  county  seat  of  Marion,  with  its  many  elements  of  soUd  pros- 
perity, is  a  thriving  and  prosperous  city  and  the  centre  of  one  of  the  richest 

agricultural  sections 
I  of  the  State.  Its  situ- 
ation from  a  railroad 
standpoint  mani- 
festly destines  it  to 
rival  other  points 
as  the  distributing 
centre  of  the  great 
orange  belt.  The 
city  is  well  laid  out 
and  handsomely 
built,  and  one  of  the 
most  influential  in 
the  State.  Near 
Ocala  are  extensive  deposits  of  natural  phosphates,  now  being  worked  by 
numerous  companies  at  great  profit. 

Quail  in  great  abundance.  Deer  in  good  quantities  in  vicinity.  Occa- 
sional bear.  Lake  Weir,  seventeen  miles  distant  on  line  of  the  Plant  Sj^stem, 
affords  fine  fishing.  Trout,  perch,  crappies,  sun-fish  and  the  luscious  large- 
mouthed  black  bass,  which  abounds  in  all  these  waters,  and  will  give  you  as 
stout  a  fight  as  the  largest  brook  trout  that  ever  rose  to  a  fly,  can  be  caught 
here  with  any  kind  of  tackle  you  wish  to  use. 

Principal  Hotels. — Ocala  House,  St.  Denis  Hotel,  Magnolia  House,  Monte- 
zuma Hotel. 

S.  A.  L.  ExcuEsioN  No.  171  to  Ocala,  Fla. 


Seaboard  Air  Line  •  .  •  to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry   .  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Palatka. 

Plant  System   to  Ocala. 

Returning  via  same[route. 

S.  A.  L.  Excursion  No.  172  to  Ocala,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  .to  Athens. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry   .  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  .to  Palatka. 

Plant  System  to  Ocala. 


Returning  via  same  route. 


OCA  LA  HUUSE. 


S.  A.  L.  Excursion  No.  173  to  (Jcala,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  K.  K  to  Lake  City. 

Florida  Central  &  Peninsular  R.  R  to  Ocala. 

Returning  via  same  route. 


THROUGH 


tNew  York,  N.  Y  $55  10 

fPhiladelphia,  Pa   51  10 

tBaltimore,  Md   47  10 

tWashington,  D.  C  .  .  -  .  45  10 

tRichmond,  Va   41  10 

tOld  Point  Comfort,  Va  .  .  41  10 

Abbeville,  S.  C   26  20 

Athens,  Ga   24  50 

Bovkins,  Va   39  15 

Carhsle,  S.  C   26  20 


RATES. 


Catawba.  S.  C   S27  20 

Charlotte,  X.  C   28  85 

Cheraw,  S.  C   28  10 

Cliester,  S.  C   26  20 

Clinton,  S.  C   26 ,  20 

Durham,  N.  C   35  '  60 

Elbert  on,  Ga   26^20 

Franklin,  Va   40'05 

Franklinton,  X.  C  .  .  .  .  35~00 

Greenwood,  S.  C   26 '20 


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WINTER  RESORTS. 


Hamlet,  N.  C   $28  10 

Henderson,  N.  C   35  60 

Ivittrell,  N.  C   35  45 

Laurinburg,  N.  C   28  10 

Lawrenceville,  Ga   24  50 

Lewiston,  N.  C   40  90 

Lincolnton,  N.  C   29  85 

Littleton,  N.  C   37  30 

Louisburg,  N.  C   35  50 

Lumberton,  N.  C   29  15 

Maxton,  N.  C  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  28  10 

Monroe,  N.  C   28  10 

Norfolk,  Ya   41  10 

Portsmouth,  Ya   41  10 


Pittsboro,  N.  C  |32  80 

Paleigh,  N.  C   33  60 

Rockingham,  N.  C   28  10 

Rutherfordton,  N.  C .  .  •  •  31  85 

Sanford,  N.  C   31  40 

Shelby,  N.  C   30  85 

Southern  Pines,  N.  C  ...  29  70 

Suffolk,  Ya   41  10 

Wadesboro,  N.  C   28  10 

Wake,  N.  C  •  34  45 

Warren  Plains,  N.  C  .  .  .  .  36  50 

Weldon,  N.  C   37  90 

Winder,  Ga   24  50 


A  VIEW  FROM  TUB  RAMPARTS,  OLD  POINT  COMFORT,  VA. 


OLD  POINT  COMFOKT  (FORTEESS  MONROE),  VIRGINIA. 

Old  Point  Comfort,  celebrated  not  only  for  its  natural  advantages  of  cli- 
mate and  location,  but  for  its  great  hotels  and  the  social  life  which  attracts 
so  many  eminent  representatives  of  all  classes,  is  the  fashionable  coast  resort 
of  the  Old  Dominion.  Surrounded  by  the  waters  of  Chesapeake  Bay  and 
the  Hampton  Roads,  within  the  influence  of  the  broad  Atlantic,  and  in  a 
latitude  insuring  evenness  of  temperature,  it  enjoys  natural  advantages  m  hich 
nmke  it  a  winter  resort  of  undisputed  merit. 

Old  Point  Comfort  is  a  Government  reservation,  and  conspicuous  among 
its  attractions  is  Fortress  Monroe,  the  largest  and  strongest  fortification  in 
America.  The  Artillery  School  at  the  Fort  receives  the  graduates  of  the 
West  Point  Military  Academy,  who  find  abundant  time  aside  from  their 
routine  duties  to  enliven  the  social  atmosphere  of  the  Po-int  by  providing 
eligible  partners  in  the  dance  and  promenade.    The  marine  view  from  the 


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ramparts  of  the  Fort,  embracing  river,  bay,  and  Roads,  dotted  \\'itli  sailing 
and  anchored  crafts,  is  one  to  be  remembered  for  its  beauty  and  rarity. 

Hard  shell  road  driyes  and  an  electric  railway  lead  to  the  old  town  of 
Hampton,  two  miles  distant,  where  the  Soldiers'  Home,  Normal  and  Agri- 
cultural Institute  for  Colored  and  Indian  Youth,  and  the  National  Cemetery 
are  always  points  of  attractive  interest. 

Norfolk,  Portsmouth,  Virginia  Beach,  Ocean  View,  and  Newport  News 
are  also  interesting  places  for  side  trips  from  Old  Point. 

The  Hygeia  Hotel,  huge  in  its  dimensions,  has  long  been  noted  for  its  de- 
lightful location,  its  social  features,  and  good  entertainment  throughout  the 
year.  The  new  Hotel  Chamberlin,  great  in  its  capacity,  also,  and  providing 
every  facility  for  indoor  enjoyment  and  luxurious  living,  will  cr)ntribute 
much  to  the  pleasure  of  the  guests  at  this  favored  resort. 

Old  Point  Comfort,  does  not  seem  so  far  away  from  the  North  since  it  has 
been  brought  within  such  short  riding  distance  over  the  Pennsylvania  and 
New  York,  Philadelphia  and  Norfolk  Railroads  by  way  of  Cape  Charles. 

Principal  Hotels. — Hygeia  Hotel,  The  Chamberlin,  Hotel  Sherwood. 

S.  A.  L.  ExcuRsiox  No.  174  to  Old  Point  Comport,  \ \. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Portsmouth. 

Steamer  Lines  to  Old  Point  Comfort. 

Returning  via  same  route. 


THROUGH  RATES. 


Abbeville,  S. 
Athens,  Ga  . 
Atlanta,  Ga  . 
C^arlisle,  S.  C 
Clinton,  S.  C 
Elberton,  Ga. 


$15 
15 
15 
15 
15 
15 


Greenwood,  S.  C  $15  75 

Lawrence ville,  Ga  15  75 

Lincolnton,  N.  C  15  75 

Rutherfordton,  N.  C.  .  .  •    15  75 

Shelby,  N.  C  15  75 

Winder,  Ga  15  75 


Tickets  on  sale  Wednesday  only  of  each  week,  limited  to  ten  (10)  days 
from  date  of  sale. 

S.  A.  L.  Excursion  No.  175  to  Old  Point  Comfort,  Ya. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Portsmouth. 

Steamer  Lines  to  Old  Point  Comfort. 

Returning  via  same  route. 


THROUGH  RATES. 


Abbeville,  S.  C  $18  95 

Athens,  Ga  21  55 

Atlanta,  Ga   24  50 

Boykins,  Ya   o  45 

Carlisle,  S.  C  20 

C^atawba,  S.   14  70 


diarlotte,  N.  C   14  40 

C^heraw,  S.    12  30 

Chester,  S.  C   15  40 

Clinton,  S.  C   17  35 

Durham,  N.  C   7  (iO 

Elberton,  Ga  •  •  •  20  20 


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Franklin,  Va  |  2  55 

Franklinton,  N.  C   7  60 

Greenwood,  S.  C  18  35 

Hamlet,  N.  C   11  60 

Henderson,  N.  C.  .  •  •  .  .  6  75 

Kittrell,  N.  C                     .  7  25 

Laurinburg,  N.  C   12  20 

Lawrenceville,  Ga   23  25 

Lewiston,  N.  C   4  60 

Lincolnton   15  95 

Littleton,  N.  C   5  65 

Louisburg,  N.  C   8  25 

Lumberton,  N.  C   13  30 

Maxton,  N.  C   12  35 

Monroe,  N.  C  13  70 


Tickets  on  sale  daily  until  May  30th. 


Pittsboro,  N.  C   |  9  40 

Raleigh,  N.  C   7  60 

Rockingham,  N.  C   11  85 

Rutherfordton,  N.  C  •  •  .  •  17  90 

"  Sanford,  N.  C   9  45 

'  Shelby,  N.  C   16  75 

Southern  Pines,  N.  C.  •  •  •  10  50 

Suffolk,  Ya   1  50 

Wadesboro,  N.  C   12  60 

AVake,  N.  C   7  60 

AVarren  Plains,  N.  C.    .  -  •  6  50 

AVeldon,  N.  C   4  50 

Wilmington,  N.  C   14  10 

Winder,  Ga   22  25 


Good  to  return  until  May  31st. 


OKLANDO,  FLOKIDA. 

Population  3,800.  The  chief  city  and  capital  of  Orange  county,  is  almost 
as  well  known  as  Jacksonville  and  Tampa.  Noted  for  its  numerous  lakes, 
twenty-five  miles  of  clay  roads,  pineries,  grape  vineyards,  orange  groves,  cul- 
tivated cosmopolitan  population,  elegant  churches  and  unsurpassed  educa- 
tional facilities.  The  region  around  about  Orlando  is  charmingly  diversified 
by  beautiful  lakes,  whose  borders  are  lined  with  thrifty  orange  groves,  sur- 
rounding elegant  villas  and  cosy  winter  homes  belonging  to  Northern 
residents,  who  find  here  the  perfection  of  a  winter  climate.  Orlando  boasts 
of  several  good  hotels  and  a  number  of  good  boarding  houses. 

S.  A.  L.  Excursion  No.  176  to  Orlando,  Fla. 


Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Tifton. 

Plant  System  to  Jacksonville. 

Jacksonville,  Tampa  &  Key  AVest  R.  R.  .  .  .to  Sanford. 

Plant  System  to  Orlando. 

Returning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  Excursion  No.  177  to  Orlando,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  •  to  Athens. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Tifton. 

Plant  System  •  .  .  to  Jacksonville. 

Jacksonville,  Tampa  &  Key  West  R.  R .  .  .  .to  Sanford. 
Plant  System  to  Orlando. 


Returning  via  same  route. 


THE  GEAXGE  blossom. 


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WINTER  RESORTS. 


S.  A.  L.  Excursion  No.  178  to  Orlando,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  Georgia  Hy   to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  E  to  Lake  City. 

Florida  Central  &  Peninsular  E,.  R  to  Orlando. 

^  Returning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  Excursion  No.  179  to  Orlando,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Athens. 

■Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Lake  City. 

Florida  Central  &  Peninsular  R.  R.  to  Orlando. 

Returning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  Excursion  No.  180  to  Orlando,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Tifton. 

Plant  System  to  Orlando. 

Returning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  Excursion  No.  181  to  Orlando,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Athens. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R.  to  Tifton. 

Plant  System  to  Orlando. 

Returning  via  same  route. 

THROUGH  rates. 


tNew  York,  N.  Y   $58  85 

tPhiladelphia,  Pa   54  85 

tBaltimore,  Md   50  85 

tWashington,  D.  C   48  85 

tRichmond,  Va   44  85 

tOld  Point  Comfort,  \i\  .  .  44  85 

Abbeville,  S.  C   30  15 

Athens,  Ga   28  25 

Boykins,  Va   43  05 

Carlisle,  S.  C   30  15 

Catawba,  S.  C   31  15 

Charlotte,  N.  C   32  80 

Cheraw,  S.  C   32  05 

Chester,  S.  C   30  15 

CUnton,  S.  C   30  15 

Durham,  N.  C   39  55 

Elberton,  Ga   30  15 

Franklin,  Va   44  00 

Frankhnton,  N.  C   38  95 

Greenwood,  S.  C  .      ...  30  15 

Hamlet,  N.  C   32  05 

Henderson,  N.  C   39  95 

Kittrell,  N.  C   39  40 

Laurinburg,  N.  C   32  05 


Lawrenceville,  Ga   $28  25 

Lewiston,  N.  C.    44  85 

Lincolnton,  N.    33  80 

Littleton,  N.  C   41  25 

Louisburg,  N.  C   39  45 

Lumberton,  N.    33  10 

Maxton,  N.  C   32  05 

Monroe,  N.  C.   32  05 

Norfolk,  Va   44  85 

Portsmouth,  Va   44  85 

Pittsboro,  N.    36  75 

Raleigh,  N.  C   37  55 

Rockingham,  N.  C   32  05 

Rutherfordton,  N.  C  .  .  .  .  35  80 

Sanford,  N.  C   35  35 

Shelby,  N.  C   34  80 

Southern  Pines,  N.  C.  ...  33  65 

Suffolk,  Va   44  85 

Wadesboro,  N.  C   32  05 

Wake,  N.  C   38  40 

Warren  Plains,  N.  C  .  .  .  .  40  45 

Weldon,  N.  C   41  85 

Winder,  Ga   28  25 


A  PRETTY  SQUARE,  ORMOND,  FLA. 


OEMOND,  rLt)KIDA. 

This  beautiful,  little  town  is  known  as  Ormond-by-the-Sea,  or  Ormond-on- 
the  .Halifax— either  or  both — and  is  one  of  the  most  charming  spots  in 
Florida.  The  town  is  situated  on  both  the  east  and  the  west  banks  of  the 
Halifax  river,  and  no  other  locality  in  Florida  presents  such  varied_  scenery 
as  does  the  region  bordering  the  Halifax  river,  which  is  really  an  arm  of  the 
sea — abroad  tropical  lagoon,  whose  banks  are  fringed  with  groves  of  palms, 
orange,  oak,  and  pine.  Into  the  Halifax  flows  the  Tomoka  river.  This 
picturesque  stream  is  one  of  the  great  attractions  of  Florida,  and  an  excur- 
sion from  Ormond  to  the  head  of  the  navigable  waters  and  return  may  be 
made  in  about  six  hours  by  steam  or  naphtha  launch  ;  many  people  prefer 
to  make  the  trip  in  sail  or  row  boats,  with  which  Ormond  is  well  supplied. 
From  the  pier  in  front  of  the  Hotel  Ormond  these  craft  ply  their  way  up  the 
Halifax,  a  distance  of  five  miles,  to  the  mouth  of  the  Tomoka,  passing  beau- 
tiful rolling  lands,  both  on  the  mainland  and  on  the  peninsula,  all  under  a 
high  state  of  cultivation  in  oranges,  vegetables  of  all  kinds,  persimmons, 


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133 


guavas,  and  other  semi-tropical  fruits.  Three  miles  beyiind  is  Thompson's 
creek,  "The  Fisherman's  Paradise."  Bass,  trout.  nuiUet.  carvalho,  and 
sheepshead  may  here  be  caught  in  large  numbers. 


A  Hammock  ukive,  uxiMu-VD,  fla 


From  the  village  on  the  Avest  bank  across  the  Halifax  runs  a  long  bridge, 
which  is  a  favorite  resort  for  the  "fishing-folk"  from  the  hotels  ;  from  its 
east  end  to  the_ocean — aboiit  a  third  of  a  mile — the  road  is  throtigh  fi^agi^ant 


GROVE  AND  LAKE  VIEW,  ORMOND,  FLA. 

pines  and  an  undulating  sea  of  oak  and  palmetto,  whose  tops  appear  to 
form  a  waving  carpet  of  green  where  the  land  rises  and  falls  in  long  shell- 
like swells.  Between  the  sand-dumes  and  the  sea  stretches  Ormond 
Beach — four  hundred  feet  of  yellow  sand,  hard  and  level  as  an  asphalt 
pavement,  and  extending  thirty  miles  without  a  break.  It  is  a  perfect 
drive,  and  a  paradise  for  bicycle  riders.  The  surf  bathing  at  Ormond 
is  superb,  and  it  can  be  indulged  in  at  least  five  days  out  of  every  seven 
during  the  winter  season. 

The  hotels  at  Ormond  open  early  for  the  accommodation  of  those  who 
wish  to  enjoy  the  fruits  before  the  shipping  season  has  carried  away  the 
choicest  selections.  They  remain  open  until  spring  is  well  advanced  for 
those  to  whom  the  more  northern  portions  of  the  country  are  still  too 
chilly.  The  Hotel  Ormond  is  a  perfectly-appointed  hotel,  with  all  the  usual 
accessories  and  under  the  best  of  management. 

Principal  Hotels. — The  Ormond,  Hotel  Coquina. 

S.  A.  L.  Excursion  No.  182  to  Ormond,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  •  to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  K   to  Tifton. 


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135 


Plant  System  to  Jacksonville. 

Florida  East  Coast  Line  to  Ormond. 

Returnina;  via  same  route. 


188  TO  Oemoxd,  Fla. 
 to  Athens 


S.  A.  L.  Excursion  No. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  

Central  of  Georgia  Rv.  to  ^lacon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Tifton. 

Plant  System  to  Jacksonville. 

Florida  East  Coast  Line  to  Ormond. 

Returning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  Excursion  Xo.  184  to  Ormond,  Fla. 
Seaboard  Air  Line  .  .  ....  to  Atlanta. 


Central  of  Georgia  Ry      .  . 
Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  ... 
Florida  Central  &  Peninsular  R.  R 
Florida  East  Coast  Line  ... 

Returning  via  same  i 


to  Macon, 
to  Lake  City 
.  to  Jacksonville. 
.  to  Ormond. 
oute. 


S.  A.  L.  Excursion  No.  185  to  Ormond,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Athens. 

Central  of  Georgia  Rv      ...  ....  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R   to  Lake  City. 

Florida  Central  &  Peninsular  R.  R      ...     to  Jacksonville. 

Florida  East  Coast  Ry  _  to  Ormond. 

Returning;  via  same  route. 


,X   iiii::;jtb,aairi 


I 


A  LONG  PIER,  ORMOND,  FLA. 


136 


WHITER  RESORTS. 


fNew  York,  Is .  Y  $56  30 

tPhiladelphia,  Pa   52  30 

tBaltimore,  Md   48  30 

tWashington,  D.  C   46  30 

tRichmond,  Va   42  30 

tOld  Point  Comfort,  Ya  .  .  42  30 

Abbeville,  S.  C   27  60 

Athens,  Ga   25  70 

Boykins,  Ya   40  55 

Carlisle,  S.  C   27  60 

Catawba,  S.  C   28  60 

Charlotte,  N.  C   30  25 

Cheraw,  S.  C  ........  29  50 

Chester,  S.  C   27  60 

Clinton,  S.  C   27  60 

Durham,  N.  C   37  00 

Elberton,  Ga  27  60 

Franklin,  A^a   41  45 

Franklinton,  N.  C   36  40 

Greenwood,  S.  C   27  60 

Hamlet,  N.  C   29  50 

Henderson,  N.  C   37  00 

Kittrell,  N.  C   36  85 

Laurinbnrg,  N.  C   29  50 


BATES. 


Lawrenceville,  Ga  $25  70 

Lewiston,  N.  C   42  30 

Lincolnton,  N.  C   31  25 

Littleton,  N.  C   38  70 

Louisburg,  N.  C  ......  36  90 

Lumberton,  N.  C   30  55 

Maxton,  N.  C   29  50 

Monroe,  N.  C   29  50 

Norfolk,  A^a   42  30 

Portsmouth,  A^a   42  30 

Pittsboro,  N.  C   34  20 

Raleigh,  N.  C   35  00 

Rockingham,  N.  C.  .  •    .  .  29  50 

Rutherfordton,  N.  C.   .  .  .  33  25 

Sanford,  N.  C   32  80 

Shelby,  N.  C   32  25 

Southern  Pines,  N.  C.  ...  31  10 

Suffolk,  A^a   42  30 

AVadesboro,  N.  C   29  50 

AVake,  N.  C   35  85 

AA^arren  Plains,  N.  C  ....  37  90 

AA^eldon,  N.  C   39  30 

AVinder,  Ga   25  70 


PALATKA,  FLORIDA. 

This  is  known  as  the  '^Gem  City,"  and  is  situated  on  the  west  bank  oi 
the  St.  John's  river,  sixty-five  miles  south  of  Jacksonville.  Palatka  has  a 
population  of  about  6,000,  and  possesses  all  the  conveniences  of  a  modern 
town. 

Principal  Hotels. — Putnam  House,  The  Arlington,  Hotel  Graham. 


S.  A.  L.  Excursion  No.  186  to  Palatka,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Palatka. 

Returning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  Excursion  No.  187  to  Palatka,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Athens. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry   .  .  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Palatka. 

Returning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  Excursion  No.  188  to  Palatka,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Alacon. 


138 


WINTER  RESORTS. 


Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  E.  R   to  Tifton. 

Plant  System  to  Jacksonville. 

Florida  East  Coast  Line  to  Palatka. 

Returning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  Excursion  No.  189  t;)  Palatka,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Athens. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Tifton. 

Plant  System  to  Jacksonville. 

Florida  East  Coast  Line  to  Palatka. 

Returning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  Excursion  No.  190  to  Palatka,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry   .  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Tifton. 

Plant  System  to  Jacksonville. 

Jacksonville,  Tampa  &  Key  West  to  Palatka. 

Returning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  Excursion  No.  191  to  Palatka,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Athens. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Tifton, 

Plant  System  to  Jacksonville. 

Jacksonville,  Tampa  &  Key  West  to  Palatka. 

Returning  via  same  route. 

THROUGH  rates. 


fNew  York,  N.  Y   f;53  30 

fPhiladelphia,  Pa   49  30 

tBaltimore,  Md   45  30 

fWashington,  D.  C  ....  43  30 

tRichmond,  Va   39  30 

tOld  Point  Comfort,  Ya  .  .  39  30 

Abbeville,  S.  C   24  60 

Athens,  Ga   22  70 

Boykins,  Va   37  55 

Carlisle,  S.  C   24  60 

Catawba,  S.  C   25  60 

Charlotte,  N.  C   27  25 

Cheraw,  S.  C   26  50 

Chester,  S.  C   24  60 

Chnton,  S.  C   24  60 

Durham,  N.  C   34  00 

Elberton,  Ga   24  60 

Franklin,  Va   38  45 

Franklinton,  N.  C  ....  33  40 

Greenwood,  S.  C   24  60 

Hamlet,  N.  C   26  50 

Henderson,  N.  C   34  00 

Kittrell,  N.  C   33  85 

Laurinburg,  N.  C   26  50 


Lawrenceville,  Ga  $22  70 

Lewiston,  N.  C   39  30 

Lincolnton,  N.  C   28  25 

Littleton,  N.  C   35  70 

Louisburg,  N.  C   33  90 

Lumberton,  N.  C   27  55 

Maxton,  N.  C   26  50 

Monroe,  N.  C  •            .  .  .  26  50 

Norfolk,  Va   39  30 

Portsmouth,  A^a   39  30 

Pittsboro,  N.  C   30  20 

Raleigh,  N.  C   32  00 

Rockingham,  N.  C   26  50 

Rutherfordton,  N.     ....  30  25 

Sanford,  N.  C   29  80 

Shelby,  N.  C   29  25 

Southern  Pines,  N.  C   ...  28  10 

Suffolk,  Va  ........  39  30 

Wadesboro,  N.  C   26  00 

Wake,  N.  C  •  •  .  32  85 

Warren  Plains,  N.  C  ....  34  90 

Welden,  N.  C   36  30 

Winder,  Ga   22  70 


140 


WINTMR  RESORTS. 


PALM  BEACH,  FLOEIDA. 

At  Palm  Beach,  on  the  shores  of  this  wonderful  lake,  the  one  man  who 
gave  to  a  wondering  public  the  magnificent  buildings  at  St.  Augustine,  and 
who  has  by  the  construction  of  the  railway  made  easily  accessible  the  entire 
East  Coast  region,  has  erected  the  Hotel  Eoyal  Poinciana,  a  splendid 
structure  in  the  colonial  style  of  architecture.  It  is  six  stories  high,  and 
from  the  tower  which  crowns  its  roof  a  most  magnificent  view  may  be  had 
of  ocean,  lake,  canal,  river  and  forest  scenery,  an  area  of  nearly  twenty  miles, 
north  and  south.  It  contains  five  hundred  and  seventy-five  sleeping  rooms 
and  is  the  largest  hotel  in  the  South.  It  has  an  elegant  ball-room,  an  im- 
mense and  finely  decorated  dining-hall,  a  commodious  colonial  sitting  room 
and  tasteful  parlors.  It  faces  the  west,  on  the  lake,  while  in  the  rear,  only 
about  a  quarter  of  a  mile,  is  its  attachment  or  annex,  the  beach  pavilion. 
Here  are  numerous  guest  rooms,  a  superb  cafe,  swimming  pools,  supplied 
with  sulphur  and  ocean  water — warm  or  cold — baths  and  bath  houses. 
Surf  bathing  may  be  indulged  in  every  day  in  the  year. 

The  popularity  of  this  hotel  is  phenomenal.  For  the  purpose  of  providing 
ample  hotel  accommodations  in  the  future,  the  Palm  Beach  Inn  (by  the 
sea)  was  built,  and  opened  for  the  season  of  1895-'96.  But  the  accommoda- 
tions of  the  two  hotels  were  insufficient,  hence  the  construction  of  the  Royal 
Palm.  It  is  a  fine  building,  containing  four  hundred  guest  chambers  and  all 
the  accessories  of  a  modern  first-class  hotel.  It  faces  the  ocean,  and  from  its 
spacious  verandas  the  views  are  superb. 

S.  A.  L.  Excursion  No.  192  to  PAL:sr  Beach,  Fla. 


Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  P.  K  to  Tift-on. 

Plant  System  to  Jacksonville. 

Florida  East  Coast  Line  to  Palm  Beach. 

Returning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  Excursion  Xo.  19  >  to  Palm  Beach,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Athens. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Tifton. 

Plant  System  to  Jacksonville. 

Florida  East  Coast  Line  to  Palm  Beach. 

S^  A.  L.  Excursion  No.  194  to  Palm  Beach,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  .  .  .  .  :  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Lake  City. 


AVENUE  TBOyi  LAKE  TO  C  CE  AN  .— BOTA I.  POINCIANA  TO  PALM  BEACH  INN. 


SEABOARD  AIR  LINK. 


143 


Florida  Central  &  Peninsular  R.  R  to  Jacksonville. 

Florida  East  Coast  Line  to  l\ilm  Beach. 

Returninjj;  via  same  route. 


8.  A.  L.  ExcuKsroN  No.  195  to  Pai.m  Beach,  Fl 


Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Athens. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  ^Nlacon. 

Georgia  Sotithern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Tifton. 

Florida  Central  &  Peninsular  R.  R  to  Jacksonville. 

Florida  East  (^  )ast  Line  to  Palm  Beach. 

Returninor  via  same  route. 


THROUGH  KATES. 


tNew  York,  X.  Y   S69  00 

tPhiladelphia,  Pa   65  00 

tBaltimore,  Md   61  00 

t Washington,  D.  C   .  .  .  .  59  00 

tPichmond,  Va   55  00 

tOld  Point  Comfort.  \'a  .   .  55  00 

Abbeville,  S.  C   40  30 

Athens,  Ga   38  40 

Bovkins,  Ya   53  25 

Carlisle,  S.  C   40  30 

Catawba,  S.  C   41  30 

Charlotte,  N.  C   42  95 

Cheraw,  S.  C   42  20 

Chester,  S.  C  ■  .  .  .  .  .  .  40  30 

Clinton,  S.  C   40  30 

Durham,  N.  C   49  70 

Elberton,  Ga                   .  40  30 

Franklin,"  Ya   54  15 

Franklinton,  X.  C  ....  48  10 

Greenwood,  S.  C   40  30 

Hamlet,  N.  C   42  20 

Henderson,  N.  C   49  70 

Kittrell,  N.  C   49  55 

Laurinburg,  X.  C   42  20 


Lawrenceville,  Ga  $38  40 

Lewiston,  N.  C   55  00 

Lincolnton,  N.  C   43  95 

'    Littleton,  N.  C   51  40 

I     Louisburg,  N.  C   49  (il) 

i     Lumberton,  X.  C   43  25 

I     :\Iaxton,  X.  C   42  20 

I     Monroe,  X.  C   42  20 

1    Xorfolk,  A^a   55  00 

I     Portsmouth,  Ya   55  00 

!     Pittsboro,  X.  C   46  90 

I     Raleigh,  X.  C   47  70 

!     Rockingham,  X.  C    ....  42  20 

I     Rutherfordton,  X.  C  .  .  .  .  45  95 

i     Sanford,  X.  C   45  50 

i     Shelbv,  X.  C   44  05 

I     Southern  Pines,  X.  C   .  .  .  43  80 

Suffolk,  Ya   55  00 

Wadesboro,  X".  C   42  20 

Wake,  X.  C   48  55 

AVarren  Plains,  X.  C  .  .  .  .  50  ()0 

Weldon,  X.  C   52  00 

Winder,  Ga   38  40 


PASS  CHRISTIAN,  MISSISSIPPI. 

On  the  Gulf  Coast,  fifty  miles  east  of  Xew  Orleans,  is  the  most  attractive, 
picturesque,  healthy,  up-to-date  winter  resort  in  the  South.  Its  ten  miles 
of  frontage  on  the  Gulf,  with  background  of  pine  forest  for  miles  ;  its  fine 
shell  road  along  the  entire  front,  and  its  fine,  hard,  smooth  roads  for  bicycle 
riding,  which  are  a  pleasure  to  wheel  over,  for  miles  along  the  coast ;  its 
handsome  homes  ;  its  social  life  ;  its  opportunities  for  recreation  in  fishing. 


AVENUE,  LAKE  TO  CCEAN,  PALM  BEACH,  FLA. 


SEABOARD  AIR  LINE.  145 

bathing,  hunting  or  riding,  make  it  the  ideal  winter  resort  for  Northern 
famihes. 

Pass  Christian  has  been  justly  styled  the  "  Queen  of  the  Gulf,"  lying  as  it 
does  on  the  broad  expanse  of  the  great  Mississippi  Sound,  with  direct 
exposure  to  the  Gulf  of  Mexico,  affording  the  invigorating  influence  of  pure 
salt  air,  free  from  fevers  and  malarial  atmosphere,  easy  of  access,  healthful, 
beautiful  and  convenient.  Hundreds  of  miles  beyond  the  rasping  winds  of 
the  Atlantic  ;  as  far  south  as  Jacksonville,  Fla.  :  only  thirty  hours'  ride 


HOTEL  DINING  KOOM,  PASS  CHRISTIAN,  MISS. 


from  Chicago,  and  less  than  two  hours'  travel  from  the  metropolis  of  the 
South,  the  quaint  and  hospitable  city  of  New  Orleans. 

CLIMATE. 

Our  Northern  and  Western  friends,  who  live  indoors  during  the  severe 
winter  months,  will  And  a  most  charming  refuge  from  inclement  weather 
in  this  balmy  and  sunlit  land,  where  the  average  temperature  is  70°,  and  the 
fruit  of  the  orange  is  not  all  gathered  before  its  blossoms  come  again,  and 
where  roses  bloom  in  December.  Outdoor  exercise  is  admissible  during 
the  entire  winter,  and  w"hen  a  rainfall  occurs  at  the  Pass,  walking  and 
driving  can  be  enjoyed  within  the  same  hour,  owing  to  the  excellent 
di^ainage  of  its  shelving  beach  and  its  light  and  sandv  soil. 

10 


"AUNT  BETSY  READY  FOR  HER  TRIP."     PASS  CHRISTIAN,  MISS. 


HE  ABOARD   AIR  LINE. 


147 


The  sea-bathing  at  Pass  Christian  is  nnexcelled  at  any  Avaterside  resort, 
and  the  Artesian  water  with  which  the  hotel  is  provided  has  a  chemical 
analysis  which  is  exceptionally  healtliful,  besides  being  a  delightfnlly  clear 
and  palatable  beverage. 

The  drives  along  the  beach  and  thrijngh  the  woods  of  scented  pines  and 
moss-laden  oaks  leave  a  memory  of  peace  and  beauty  not  soon  to  be  for- 
gotten. Fishing,  sailing  and  hunting  are  all  within  the  reach  of  lovers  of 
these  sports,  with  the  choicest  selection  of  fish — croakers,  mullet,  sheeps- 
head,  trout,  red  snapper,  mackerel  and  the  dainty  flavored  pompano.  The 


THE  DRIVE  AND  BICYCLE  ROAD,  PASS  CHRISTIAN,  MISS. 

woods  near  by  afford  deer,  grouse,  partridge,  woodcock,  quail  and  squirrel, 
and  duck  shooting  cannot  be  equaled.  AVithin  the  grounds  are  provided 
lawn  tennis,  billiards  and  pool. 

Principal  iToft'/N.— :Mexican  (iulf  Hotel,  Xew  Ahignolia  Hote],  Idlewild, 
Lynn  Castle. 

S.  A.  I.  ExcuKsiox  Xo.  196  to  Pass  Christiax,  ^NIiss. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  ■  •  .  .  to  Atlanta. 

Atlanta  &  AVest  Point' R.  R  to  West  Point. 

"Western  Railwav  of  Alabama  to  Montgomery. 

Louisville  &  Xashville  R.  R  .  .  •  to  Pass  Christian. 

Returning  via  same  route. 


148 


WIKTER  RESORTS. 


THROUGH  KATES. 


tRichmond,  Va  $41  00 

tOld  Point  Comfort,  Ya  .  .  41  00 
Franklin,  Va  41  00 


Norfolk,  Ya  $41  00 

Portsmouth,  Ya  41  00 

Suffolk,  Ya  41  00 


OUT  FOR  A  DAY'S  FISHING  AT  PASS  CHRISTIAN,  MISS. 


PENSACOLA,  FLOEIDA. 

This  beautiful  city  is  one  of  the  gulf  ports  of  the  Louisville  &  Nashville 
Railroad;  is  situated  on  Pensacola  Bay  and  has  been  called  the  ''Naples  of 
America."  The  climate  is  delightful,  the  temperature  is  about  the  same 
as  that  of  southern  Italy,  though  much  drier.  Situated  on  a  good  elevation 
on  a.  landlocked  bay,  thirty  miles  long  by  three  and  a  half  miles  wide,  she 
possesses  many  advantages.  The  harbor  offers  unusual  facilities  for  boating 
and  saihng,  and  those  who  have  never  enjoyed  a  day's  sail  on  the  beautiful 
blue  water  of  the  Gulf  of  Mexico  have  a  pleasure  yet  in  store  for  them. 
Across  the  bay  is  Fort  Barrancas,  Fort  Pickens,  Fort  McRea  and  the  Navy 
Yard,  and  floating  on  the  bosom  of  the  landlocked  harbor  will  be  found 
vessels  from  every  port. 


SEABOARD  AIR  LINE. 


149 


The  Escambia  Hotel  is,  without  doubt,  one  of  the  finest  hotels  in  the 
country,  has  a  home-like  air,  with  spacious  rooms,  is  supplied  wdth  all  the 
comforts  that  can  be  obtained  in  the  w^ay  of  good  bedding,  furniture,  excel- 
lent table,  service,  etc.  There  are  other  hotels  and  restaurants  in  Pensacola 
of  less  note  than  the  Escambia,  that  afford  comfortable  homes,  with  moder- 
ate prices;  and  there  are  numerous  private  families  that  accommodate  parties 
with  private  board,  so  that  the  wealthy  man,  the  man  in  moderate  circum- 
stances, and  even  the  poor  man,  can  fine  a  suitable  home  in  Pensacola. 

The  buildings  in  the  upper  part  of  the  city  speak  plainly  of  the  activity 
and  wealth  of  her  business  population,  and  the  improvements  in  the  city 
speak  plainly  of  its  gro^rth.  The  live-oak,  magnolia  and  endless  flowers, 
give  to  this  city-on-the-Gulf  an  appearance  that  is  in  great  contrast  with 
those  of  northern  latitudes. 

Here  the  angler  and  the  sportsman  will  find  material  for  constant  employ- 
ment, and  for  excellence  and  variety  no  region  can  compare  with  the 
Florida  waters  in  food  fish.  There  are  about  thirty  species  to  be  taken  by 
the  angler  in  these  waters.  Among  the  sea  fish  are  mullets,  groupers,  red 
snappers,  pompano,  bluefish,  Spanish  mackerel,  sea  trout,  and  these  in 
abundance.  If  you  desire  you  can  go  on  a  fishing  excursion  to  the  snapper 
banks,  which  are  only  some  twenty  miles  from  the  bay;  and  this  red  snap- 
per is  one  of  the  handsomest  fellows  that  swims  the  southern  waters,  and 
when  first  caught  glows  in  bright  scarlet;  he  has  long,  graceful  fins,  and 
"walks  the  waters"  with  most  graceful  swiftness.  He  is  as  crafty  and 
gamey  as  any  of  the  many  fellows  tliat  swim  the  ocean,  and  if  you  do  not 
look  sharp  he  will  get  away  from  you.  He  is  only  cauglit  in  from  ten  to 
forty  fathoms  of  water,  and  close  to  the  bottom,  and  it  will  give  you  all  you 
want  to  pull  up  a  good-sized  one.  The  professional  snapper  fisherman 
makes  weekly  trips,  and  catches  from  three  thousand  to  thirty  thousand 
pounds  per  trip,  It  is  at  Pensacola  that  all  tastes  for  fish  and  fishing  can 
be  gratified. 

S.  A.  L.  ExcuRsiox  No.  197  to  Pensacola,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Atlanta  &  West  Point  P.  R  to  West  Point. 

Western  Eailwav  of  Alabama  to  Montgomery. 

Louisville  &  Nashville  R.  R  to  Pensacola. 

Returning  via  same  route. 

THEOUGH  RATES. 

tRichmond,  Ya  S37  50    i     Norfolk,  Va  .  . 

tOld  Point  Comfort,  Ya  .  .   37  50         Portsmouth,  Ya 
Franklin,  Ya   37  50         Suffolk,  Ya  .  . 


837  50 
37  50 
37  50 


150 


WINTER  RESORTS, 


PHCENIX,  AKIZONA. 

"  Phoenix  has  all  the  vim  and  snap  of  a  typical  Western  metropolis.  Her 
citizens  are  quiet,  peaceable,  law-abiding,  and  ready  to  receive  with  true 
hospitality  those  who  seek  her  perpetual  sunshine." 

''Charles  Dudley  Warner  gave  a  new  distinction  to  Southern  California 
when  he  called  it  "Our  Italy."  This  phrase  suggests  another  which  may 
be  aptly  applied  to  Arizona.  If  Southern  California  is  our  Italy,  Arizona  is 
our  Persia,  in  soil,  in  climate,  in  productions  and  in  the  character  of  its 
landscape.  It  it  is  much  more  like  Persia  than  it  is  like  any  other  locality 
in  the  United  States,  and  in  the  next  ten  years  it  may  well  show  the  world 
what  Persia  might  have  been  about  the  dawn  of  the  twentieth  century  if  it 
had  fallen  into  the  hands  of  the  Anglo-Saxon.  A  good  way  to  describe 
Arizona  briefly  is  to  put  before  the  reader  the  following  sketch  of  Persia 
from  a  popular  cyclopedia: 

"  'The  climate  is  very  dry  everywhere  in  the  country  except  in  the  Cas- 
pian coastlands.  In  the  valleys  it  is  hot,  wdth  mild  winters.  On  account 
of  the  dryness,  both  of  the  climate  and  the  soil,  the  country  bears  in  many 
places  a  naked  and  barren  aspect,  but  wherever  sufficient  water  can  be  pro- 
cured, and  irrigation  is  carried  on,  the  life  of  nature  develops  immediately 
into  a  fairy  tale. 

"  'Persia  is  the  home  of  the  rose  and  the  nightingale.  The  cereals  are 
wheat  of  excellent  quality,  rice,  maize  and  barley.  It  is  characteristic  of 
Persia  for  its  climate  and  soil,  not  for  its  method  or  energy  of  cultivation, 
that  many  of  the  fruits  which  it  produces  are  unequaled  in  nourishing^ 
power,  in  savoriness,  in  richness  of  flavor,  and  in  beauty  of  appearance  by 
any  of  the  same  kind  produced  elsewhere  on  the  earth.'  " 

"This  is  Persia.  This  is  also  Arizona.  In  soil  and  climate,  in  the  range 
of  production,  and  in  physical  aspect  the  one  is  the  counterpart  of  the 
other.  But  Persia  is  sleeping  peacefully  in  a  neglected  corner  of  Asia 
Minor,  while  Arizona  is  on  the  broad  highway  of  American  civilization,  and 
wide  awake  to  her  opportunities.  There  is  but  one  reason  why  it  is  worth, 
while  to  call  Southern  California  'Our  Italy,'  or  Arizona  'Our  Persia.' 
This  is  because  the  average  American  citizen  knows  much  more  about  for- 
eign lands  than  about  the  new  empires  that  are  being  developed  in  his  own 
country,  so  that  the  shortest  route  to  his  understanding  is  to  tell  him  that 
California  has  the  soft  climate  and  semi-tropical  luxury  of  Italy,  and  that 
Arizona  has  the  dry  air,  even  temperature  and  marvelous  productiveness  of 
Persia  when  her  deserts  are  overcome  by  irrigation." 

S.  A.  L.  Excursion  No.  198  to  Phcenix,  Ariz. 


Seaboard  Air  Line  .  .  .  . 
Atlanta  &  West  Point  R.  R 


to  Atlanta, 
to  West  Point. 


SEABOARD  AIR  LINE. 


151 


Western  Raihvay  of  Alabama  to  Montgomery. 

Louiisville     Xashville  R.  R  to  Xew  Orleans. 

Southern  Pacific  R.  R  to  Maricopa. 

:\Iaricopa  iN:  Phcenix     Salt  River  Valley  R.  R  to  Phfenix. 

Returning  via  same  route. 

THROUGH  RATES. 


tWashington,  D.  ('....  sll.3  50  I 

tRichniond.  Va  118  50  | 

tOld  Point  Comfort.  Va  .  .    115  50  | 

Franklin,  Va   115  50  | 


Norfolk.  Va  SI  15  50 

Portsmouth.  Va  115  50 

Suffolk.  Va  115  50 


PLAXT  CITY.  FLOEIDA. 

Avhich  is  witliiu  sncli  rasy  reach  of  Taini)a  that  many  mm  in  business  there 
have  made  this  place  their  residence.  It  is  well  for  all  growing  cities  to 
have  these  suburbs  where  lands  are  cheaper,  where  schools  are  not  over- 
crowded and  where  there  are  fewer  temptations  to  demoralize  the  children 
than  in  larger  places.  Here,  at  Plant  City,  the  air  is  pure,  the  shade  abun- 
dant and  the  adjacent  country  full  of  game.  The  land  is  fertile  and  truck 
farming  profitable,  for  there  is  a  ready  market  near.  (T(u)d  hunting,  quail, 
deer  and  small  game  in  abundance. 

Pi'im-'ipnJ  Hniils. — Tropical  House.  Roberson  Hotise. 

S.  A.  T.  Excursion  No.  191'  to  Plant  City.  Fla. 


Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  ^lacon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Tifton. 

Plant  System  to  Plant  City. 

Returning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  ExcuRsiox  No.  200  to  Plant  City,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Athens. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ey  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  iS:  Florida  R.  R  to  Tifton. 

Plant  System  to  Plant  City. 

Returning  via  same  route. 

S.  A .  L.  FxcuRSiox  Xo.  201  to  Plant  City,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  (n-orgia  Ry  to  Macon. 


152  WIN  TEH  RESORTS. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Tifton. 

Plant  System    .  to  Jacksonville. 

Jacksonville,  Tampa  &  Key  West  R.  R   .  .  .to  Sanford. 

Plant  System  to  Plant  City. 

Returning  via  same  route. 


S.  A.  L.  ExcmsioN  No.  202  to  Plant  City,  Fla., 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Athens. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  .  .  .  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Tifton. 

Plant  System  to  Jacksonville. 

Jacksonville,  Tampa  &  Key  West  R.  R      .  .to  Sanford. 

Plant  System  to  Plant  City. 

Returning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  Excursion  No.  203  to  Plant  City,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Jasper. 

Plant  System  to  Plant  City. 

Returning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  Excursion  No.  204  to  Plant  City,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Athens. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Jasper. 

Plant  System  to  Plant  City. 

Returning  via  same  route. 


THEOUGH  rates. 


tWashington,  D.  C  .  .  .  .  $50  40 

tRichmond,  Va   46  40 

fOld  Point  Comfort,  Va  •.  .  46  40 

Abbeville,  S.  C   31  50 

Athens,  Ga   29  80 

Boykins,  Va   44  45 

Carlisle,  S.  C   31  50 

(^atawba,  S.  C   32  50 

Charlotte,  N.  C   34  15 

Cheraw,  S.  C   33  40 

Chester,  S.  C   31  50 

Clinton,  S.  C.  .  31  50 

Durham,  N.  C   40  90 


Elberton,  Ga   $31  50 

Franklin,  A^i   45  35 

Franklinton,  N.  C    ....  40  30 

Greenwood,  S.  C   31  50 

Hamlet,  N.  C   33  40 

Henderson,  N.  C   40  90 

Kittrell,  N.  C   40  75 

Laurinburg,  N.  C   33  40 

Lawrenceville,  Ga  .  .     .  .  29  80 

Lewiston,  N.  C   46  20 

Lincolnton,  N.  C   35  15 

Littleton,  N.  C   42  60 

Louisburg,  N.  C   40  80 


SEABOARD 


Lumberton,  N.  C   S;34  45 

Maxton,  N.  C   83  40 

Monroe,  N.  C   83  40 

Norfolk,  Va   46  40 

Portsmouth,  Ya   46  40 

Pittsboro,  N.  C   87  10 

Pvaleigh,  N.  C   38  90 

Rockingham,  N.  C    ....  88  40 

Putherfordton,  N.  C .  .  •  •  •57  15 


AIR  LTJSTJS.  153 

Sanford,  N.  C   §36  70 

Shelby,  N.  C   36  15 

Southern  Pines,  N.  O  .  .  .  35  00 

Suffolk,  Ya   46  40 

V/adesboro,  N.  C   33  40 

Wake,  N.  0    39  75 

Warren  Plains,  N.  0    ...  41  80 

Weldon,  N.  G   43  25 

Winder,  Ga   29  80 


PORT  ORANGE,  FLORIDA. 

This  is  another  of  the  beautiful  little  towns  along  the  Halifax  river,  and 
is  noted  for  its  numerous  fine  orange  groves  and  the  excellent  location  and 
fertility  of  the  outlying  hummock  lands.  Many  Northerners  make  their 
winter  homes  here,  and  the  drives  and  walks,  together  with  boating  and 
fishing,  present  unusual  attractions  for  tourists. 

Principal  Hotel. — Port  Orange  House. 

S.  A.  L.  ExcuRsiox  No.  205  to  Port  Okaxge,  Fla. 


Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  Georgia  Kv  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  oc  Florida  K.  R  to  Tifton. 

Plant  Svstem  to  Jacksonville. 

Florida  East  Coast  Line  to  Port  Orange. 

Returning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  Excursion  N<\  206  to  Port  Orange,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Athens. 

Central  of  Georgia  Rv  to  INIacon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Tifton. 

Plant  Svstem  to  Jacksonville. 

Florida  East  Coast  Line  to  Port  Orange. 

Returning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  Excmsiox  No.  207  to  Port  Orange,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  Georgia  Rv  to  ISIacon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Lake  City. 

Florida  Central  &  Peninsular  R.  R  to  Jacksonville. 

Florida  East  Coast  Ry  to  Port,  Orange. 

Returning  via  same  route. 


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S.  A.  I.  Excursion  No.  208  ro  Port  Orange,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Athens. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry   .  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Lake  City. 

Florida  Central  &  Peninsular  R.  R  to  Jacksonville. 

Florida  East  Coast  Ry  to  Port  Orange. 

Returning  via  same  route. 

THROUGH  RATES. 


tNew  York,  N.  Y  $56  80 

tPhiladelphia,  Pa   52  80 

■f-Baltimore,  Md   48  80 

tWashington,  D.  C  ....  46  80 

tRichmond,  Va   42  80 

tOld  Point  Comfort,  Ya  .  .  42  80 

Abbeville,  S.  C   28  10 

Athens,  Ga   26  20 

Boykins,  Ya   41  05 

Carhsle,  S.  C   28  10 

Catawba,  S.  C   29  10 

Charlotte,  N.  C   30  75 

Cheraw,  S.  C   30  00 

Chester,  S.  C   28  10 

Clinton,  S.  C   28  10 

Durham,  N.  C   37  50 

Elberton,  Ga   28  10 

Franklin,  Ya   41  95 

Franklinton,  N.  C  ....  36  90 

Greenwood,  S.  C   28  10 

Hamlet,  N.  C   30  00 

Henderson,  N.  C   37  50 

Kittrell,  N.  C.   37  35 

Laurinburg,  N.  C   30  00 


Lawrenceville,  Ga  $26  20 

Lewiston,  N.  C   42  80 

Lincolnton,  N.  C  31  75 

Littleton,  N.  C   39  20 

Louisburg,  N.  C   37  40 

Lumberton,  N.  C  31  05 

Maxton,  N.  C   30  00 

Monroe,  N.  C   30  00 

Norfolk,  Ya   42  80 

Portsmouth,  Ya   42  80 

Pittsboro,  N.  C   34  70 

Raleigh,  N.  C  •   35  50 

Rockingham,  N.  C   30  00 

Rutherfordton,  N.  C  .  .  •  •   33  75 

Sanford,  N.  C   33  30 

Shelby,  N.  C   32  75 

Southern  Pines,  N.  C   ...   31  60 

Suffolk,  A^a   42  80 

Wadesboro,  N.  C   30  00 

Wake,  N.  C   36  35 

Warren  Plains,  N.  C   ....  38  40 

Weldon,  N.  C   39  80 

Winder,  Ga   26  20 


PUNTA  GOKDA,  FLORIDA, 

is  situated  on  Charlotte  Harbor,  the  most  southern,  as  well  as  the  largest 
and  deepest  harbor  on  the  southwest  coast  of  Florida.  Here,  indeed,  is  the 
ideal  resort  for  sportsmen  and  anglers.  Located  just  below  the  27th  paral- 
lel of  latitude,  the  temperature  never  goes  below  forty  degrees  in  winter, 
and  frost  is  unknown.  The  scenery  is  all  that  appeals  to  the  sentiments  of 
a  lover  of  Nature.  The  Peace,  Alligator  and  Myakka  rivers,  which  empty 
into  the  harbor,  are  navigable  for  miles  into  the  interior,  and  traverse  a  land 
of  tropical  beauty,  stocked  with  every  variety  of  game  indigenous  to  the 
clime.    Tall,  stately  pines,  interspersed  with  palms  aiid  every  [variety  of 


SEABOARD  AIR  LINK, 


155 


tropical  growths,  vie  with  one  anotlier  in  their  growth  toward  the  skies, 
and  the  music  of  their  seohan  strains  is  sweet  and  entrancing.  Animate 
creation  exists  everywliere,  and,  amidst  tlie  deep  silence  of  the  woods,  quail, 

deer,  and  even  bears  are  plentiful. 
It  is  not  unusual  to  see  a  majestic 
buck,  accompanied  by  his  consort 
or  some  younger  buck, 
_  nipping  the  tender  buds, 

;     or  grazing  on  the  succu- 
^  J  lent  grass  which  carpets 

,i      "  '  '    ^^^^  g^^^^s  through  which 

4    ^^.^Jj^l^  ^*  S^^^^  Every  variety 

\    H^^B  I       sSKtmi  '  of  tish  abounds, 

\  j^^^^B     '  J   '^^^^^^^^  '  ^'    ^i^d  makes 

JlPK    '    '"•^  jWIBf  -"  "  •  one  of  the  great 

1^^.  r  TpWI  ^^"^  exporting 

-  world.  Here, 

,  TARPON  CAUGHT  AT  PUNTA  GORDA.  toO,  tllC  klugly 

tarpon  makes  his  favorite  abode  in  larger  numbers 
than  any  other  spot  in  the  w^orld,  and  from  the  mouth  of  Peace  River  down 
the  beautiful  harbor  to  Pine  Island,  he  claims  the  whole  expanse  of  sunny 
waters  as  his  natural  feeding  ground. 

The  Hotel  Punta  Gorda,  beautifully  located  on  the  bay,  is  a  modern  first- 
class  hotel,  where  every  convenience  can  be  procured  for  the  sportsman 
and  angler;  rates  |4  per  day.  Numerous  boarding  houses  in  the  tow^i  pro- 
vide board  at  reasonable  figures. 

Principal  Hotels. — DeSoto  House,  Hotel  Southland,  Hotel  Georgia,  Punta 
Gorda  Hotel. 

S.  A.  L.  Excursion  No.  209  to  Punta  Gorda,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Tifton. 

Plant  System  to  Punta  Gorda. 

Returning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  Excursion  No.  210  to  Punta  Gorda,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Athens. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Tifton. 

Plant  System  to  Punta  Gorda. 

Returning  via  same  route. 


THE  PTJNTA  GOKDA.  HOTEL  OVERLOOKING  CHARLOTTE  HARBOR. 


S.  A.  L.  ExcuiisiON  No.  211  to  Punta  Gokda,  Fla. 


Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Tifton. 

Plant  System  to  Jacksonville. 

Jacksonville,  Tampa  &  Key  West  R.  R.  .  .  .to  Sanford. 

Plant  System  to  Punta  Gorda. 

Returning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  Excursion  No.  212  to  Punta  Gorda,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Athens. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Tifton. 

Plant  System  to  Jacksonville. 

Jacksonville,  Tampa  &  Key  West  R.  R.  .  .  .to  Sanford. 

Plant  System  to  Punta  Gorda. 

Returning  via  same  route. 


THROUGH  rates. 


fNew  York,  N.  Y   |66  00 

fPhiladelphia,  Pa     •  ...  62  00 

tBaltimore,  Md   58  00 

tWashington,  D.  C   56  00 

fRichmond,  Va   52  00 

tOld  Point  Comfort,  Va.  .  .  52  00 

Abbeville,  S.  C   37  10 

Athens,  Ga   35  40 

Boykins,  Va   50  05 

Carlisle,  S.  C   37  10 

Catawba,  S.  C   38  10 


Charlotte,  N.  C.     •  •  • 

.  .  $39 

75 

Cheraw,  S.  C  

.  .  39 

00 

Chester,  S.  C  

.  .  37 

10 

Clinton,  S.  C  

.  .  37 

10 

Durham,  N.  C    .  .  .  . 

.  .  46 

50 

Elberton,  Ga  

.  .  37 

10 

Franklin,  Va  

.  .  50 

95 

Franklinton,  N.  C.    ■  ■ 

.  .  45 

90 

Greenwood,  S.  C   .  .  • 

.  .  37 

10 

Hamlet,  N.  C.    .  .  .  . 

.  .  39 

00 

Henderson,  N.  C   .  .  • 

.  .  46 

50 

S£ ABO  ABB  AIB  LINE. 


157 


Kittrell,  N.  C.    •  .  . 

.  .  $46 

35 

.  .  39 

00 

.  .  35 

40 

80 

.   .  40 

75 

Littleton,  N.^  C  .  .  . 

.  .  48 

20 

.  .  46 

40 

Lumberton,  N.  C.  ■  • 

.   .  40 

05 

Maxton,  N.  C  .  .  .  . 

.  -  39 

00 

.  .  39 

00 

Norfolk,  Ya  

.  .  52 

00 

Portsmouth,  Va  .  .  . 

.  .  52 

00 

Pittsboro,  N.  C.  .  •  • 

.   .  42 

70 

Raleigh,  N.  C   $44  50 

Rockingham,  N.  C   39  00 

Rutherfordton,  X.  C  .  .  .  .  42  75 

Sanford,  N.  C   42  30 

Shelbv,  N.  C   41  75 

Southern  Pines,  X.  C.  ...  40  60 

Suffolk,  Ya   52  00 

Wadesboro,  X.  C   39  00 

"Wake,  X.  C   45  35 

Warren  Plains,  X.  C  .  .  .  .  47  40 

Weldon,  X.  C   48  80 

Winder,  Ga   35  40 


RED  SPRINGS,  N.  C. 

The  climate  is  mild  and  free  from  that  severity  incident  to  other  localities. 
Snowfalls  are  generally  light,  and  last  but  a  shoit  time.  Farm  labor  in 
-v^nnter  is  seldom  interrupted  by  severe  weather. 

Xo  better  evidence  of  healthful  climate  can  be  adduced  than  the  longevity 
of  the  inhabitants  and  their  entire  freedom  from  malarial  diseases.  Taking 
Red  Springs  as  a  center,  not  a  case  of  lung  disease  can  be  found,  on  investi- 
gation, within  fifteen  miles  of  Red  Springs,  and  if  the  investigations  were 
extended  most  probably  the  same  result  would  be  found  in  the  surrounding 
country  within  a  radius  of  fifty  miles. 

The  summer  climate  is  not  enervating.  Constant  outdoor  labor  produces 
no  results  deleterious  to  health.  The  thermometer  seldom  reaches  ninety 
degrees  in  summer,  and  in  winter  is  seldom  below  the  freezing  point. 

AVith'its  climate — a  happy  medium  between  the  extreme  cold  of  the  Xorth 
and  the  warm,  enervating  climate  of  the  Gulf  coast — Red  Springs  presents 
a  fine  location  for  a  sanitarium.  Its  location  is  near  the  divide  between  the 
waters  of  the  Cape  Fear  and  Pee  Dee  rivers,  one  hundred  feet  above  the 
level  of  the  town  of  Fayetteville,  and  two  hundred  and  seventy-five  feet 
above  sea  level.  With  its  mineral  waters  and  equable  climate,  the  location 
is  most  desirable  for  invalids  from  any  section  of  the  United  States. 

The  healthfulness  of  this  locality  will  bear  the  most  rigid  investigation,  and 
is  due  to  the  excellent  water,  elevation,  drainage,  and  atmosphere  laden 
with  the  health-given  odor  of  the  long-leaf  pine. 

There  are  no  blizzards,  no  sudden  changes  of  climate,  no  excesses  of  heat 
or  cold;  in  short,  there  is  nothing  injurious  to  the  most  delicate  constitu- 
tion. 

Healthfulness  is  of  prime  importance  to  those  seeking  to  build  up  consti- 
tutions enfeebled  by  disease,  and  is  vastl}"  more  important  than  mountain 
scenery,  where  snow  and  severe  cold  frequently  prevent  outdoor  exercise  in 
winter. 


PINE  GROVE  AT  RED  SPRINGS,  N.  C. 


Malaria,  with  its  train  of  diseases,  is  here  unknown,  and  persons  of  feeble 
health  need  have  no  fear  of  any  local  influence  calculated  to  injure  them; 
but,  on  the  other  hand,  may  confidently  rely  on  an  equable  climate  and 
health-giving  atmosphere. 

THE  MINERAL  SPRINGS, 
two  in  number,  have  been  celebrated  for  generations  for  the  healing  quali- 
ties of  their  waters.  They  afford  delightful  drinking  water,  and  their  medi- 
cinal virtues  are  attested  by  thousands  who  have  been  benefited  thereby. 
These  springs  were  frequented  by  the  Indians  long  before  the  coming  of  the 
white  men.  For  a  hundred  years  past  they  have  been  visited  by  invalids  in 
summer  and  winter,  and  in  no  instance  is  there  reported  a  failure  to  benefit 
those  suffering  with  disease  of  any  kind. 


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159 


The  mineral  water  rises  from  an  unknown  depth,  x^erhaps  from  several 
hundred  feet  below  the  surface,  and  maintains  a  unif<)rm  temperature  of 
fifty-nine  degrees  in  summer  and  winter. 

A  EESERVE  Fr)R  HUXTIXG  AX^D  FISHIX't  PRIVILE'tES  IS 
PROVIDED. 

In  the  suiTOunding  country  small  game  is  abundant  during  the  winter 
months,  and  in  summer  the  streams  abound  in  fish.  EuUy  one  hundred 
thousand  acres  are  open  to  the  sportsman,  and  healthful  outdoor  exercise  in 
winter  is  afforded  in  quail,  squirrel,  turkey  and  deer  shooting.  Foxes  are 
veiw  numerous,  and  to  those  who  dehght  m  the  chase,  there  is  no  section 
that  presents  a  more  in^-iting  field.  The  Hotel  Townsend  has  secured  a  pack 
of  twenty  fine  dogs  for  fox  hunting.    This  is  one  of  the  finest  -r^  known. 


HOTEL  TOWNSEND,  RED  SPRINGS,  N.  C. 


A  TALLY-HO  COACH 

Will  be  run  during  the  winter  between  Red  Springs  and  Southern  Pines, 
affording  one  of  the  most  delightful  and  healthful  rides  to  be  had  in  all  this 
country.  The  road  is  smooth,  and  extends  through  the  very  heart  of  the 
pine  country. 

S.  A.  L.  Excursion  No.  213  to  Red  Springs,  N.  C. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Sanford. 

Cape  Fear  &  Yadkin  Valley  R.  R  to  Red  Springs. 

Returning  via  same  route. 


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161 


THROUGH  RATES. 


tWashingtoii,  D.  C  $20  50  i 

tRichmond,  Ya   14  50 

tOld  Point  CoDif(jn,  \-a  .  .  14  25 

Boy  kins,  Ya   11  95 

Durham,  Is  A'   7  30 

Franklin,  Ya   12  40 

Franklinton,  X.      .  .  .  .  6  50 

Henderson,  X.    7  30 

Kittrell,  N.  C   6  95 

Lewiston,  N.  ( \   13  70 

Littk4on,  N.    9  00 


Abbeville,  S.  ("  $10  20 

Athens,  Ga   13  15 

.Carlisle,      C   7  (35 

Catawba,  S.  C   5  80 

Charlotte,  N.  C   5  75 

Cheraw,  S.  C   2  80 

Chester,  S.  C   6  80 

Chnton,  S.  C   8  30 

Elberton,  Ga   11  60 

Greenwood,  S.  C   9  55 

Hamlet,  X.  C   1  90 


Louisburg.  X.  C   $  7  00 

Norfolk,  Ya   14  25 

Portsmouth,  ^'a   14  25 

Pittsboro,  N.  C   4  40 

Raleigh,  X.  C   5  10 

fSanford,  X.  C   3  00 

Southern  Pines,  X.  C.  .  •  -  5  30 

Suffolk,  Ya   13  40 

AYake,  X.  C   5  95 

Warren  Plains,  X.  C.   .  .  .  8  20 

Weldon,  X.  C   10  70 


Laurinburg,  X.  C  $1  15 

Lawrencevihe,  Ga   14  75 

Lincolnton.  X.  C   7  35 

Lumbeiton,  X.  C   1  85 

Monroe,  X.  C   4  55 

Rockinghanj,  X.  ('   2  20 

Rutherfordton,  X.  C.   .  .  .  9  75 

Shelby,  X.  C   8  45 

Southern  Pines,  X.  ( .  .  .  3  40 

AVadesboro.  X.  C   3  15 

Winder,  (ni   14  15 


S.  A.  L.  Exci'KSiox  JSo.  214  to  Red  Sprix(;s,  X.  C. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Maxton. 

Cape  Fear  \'  Yadkin  Yalley  R.  R.  to  Red  Springs. 

heturning  via  same  route. 

THROUGH  RATES. 


SANFORD,  FLORIDA. 


Sanford  is  a  very  important  railroad  junction  point  as  w  rll  a 
of  orange  c  ti  1 1  tt  r  e.  It  A^"as 
originally  a  Spanish  grant, 
and  passed  from  hand  to  hand 
until  1870,  when  it  was  pur- 
chased by  Gen.  H.  S.  Sanford. 
through  whose  instrumen- 
tality a  number  of  Swedish 
families  were  induced  to  lo- 
cate here,  and  to  their  toil  and 
industry  the  prosperity  of  tlie 
present  community  is  largely 
due.  The  picturesqtte  body 
11 


the  centre 


SAKFORD  HOUSE,  SANFORD,  FLA. 


162 


WINTER  RESORTS. 


of  Lake  Monroe,  on  whose  shore  it  is  partly  built,  adds  no  small  share  to 
the  general  attractive  features  of  the  place. 

Sanford  has  seven  lines  of  railroads,  over  which  more  than  twenty  trains 
per  day  run  in  and  out  of  Sanford,  with  daily  mail  service  north,  south, 
east  and  west.  Line  of  steamers  on  the  St.  John's  river,  running  daily 
between  Jacksonville  and  Sanford.  It  has  eight  miles  of  shell  drives,  good 
fishing  and  hunting. 

Two  telegraph  lines  connecting  with  all  the  world. 

Principal  Hotels. — Sanford  House,  Sirrine  Hotel,  Wilton  Hotel. 

S.  A.  L.  Excursion  No.  215  to  Sanford,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  Georgia  E-y  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Tifton. 

Plant  System  to  Jacksonville. 

Jacksonville,  Tampa  &  Key  West  R.  R   .  .  -  to  Sanford. 

Returning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  Excursion  No.  216  to  Sanford,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Athens. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Tifton. 

Plant  System  to  Jacksonville. 

Jacksonville,  Tampa  &  Key  West  R.  R  .  .  .to  Sanford. 

Returning  via  same  route. 


SANFORD  HOUSE  PARK. 


SEABOARD 


AIR 


LIXE. 


163 


S.  A.  L.  ExcrRsiox  Xo.  217  to  Saxford,  Fla. 


Seaboard  Air  Line   to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon. 

Geoi^ia  Southern  &  Florida  Pv.  R  to  Lake  City. 

Florida  Central  cV:  Peninsular  R.  Pv  to  .JacksomT.lle. 

Jacksonville,  Tampa  &  Key  West  E.  E   .  .  .to  Sanlord. 

Eeturning  ^ia  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  ExcrRsiijx  Xo.  218  to  Saxford,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Athens. 

Central  of  Geoi^ia  Ey  to  Macon. 

Geoi^ia  Southern  &  Florida  E.  E  to  Tift  on. 

Florida  Central  k  Peninsular  E.  E  to  Jacksonville. 

Jacksonville,  Tampa  (±  Key  West  E.  E  .  .  .to  Sanford. 


Eeturning  via  same  route. 


rXew  A'ork,  X.  Y  $-57  50 

tPhiladelphia.  Pa   53  50 

tBaltimore,  Md   49  50 

tWashington.  D.  C  ....  47  50 

fEichmond.  Ya   43  50 

tOld  Point  Comfort.  Ya  .  .  43  50 

Abbe^^lle.  S.  C   28  SO 

Athens.  Ga   26  90 

Bovkins.  Ya  .  .   41  75 

Carlisle.  S.  C   28  SO 

Catawba.  S.  C   29  80 

Charlotte,  X.  C   31  45 

Cheraw,  S.  C   30  70 

Chester.  S.  C   28  80 

Chnton.  S.  C   28  80  i 

Diu'ham.  X.  C   38  20  I 

Eibenon,  Ga   28  80  ' 

Frankhn.  Ya   42  65 

Frankhnton.  X.  C  •  •  •  •  37  60 

Greenwood.  S.  C   28  80 

Hamlet.  X.  C   30  70  : 

Hendei^on.  X.  C  .....  38  20  | 

Kittrell.  X.  C   38  05  | 

Laurinbui^,  X.  C   30  70 


RATES. 


Lawrenceville,  Ga  -$2^  9<3 

Le  wist  on,  X.  C   43  50 

Lincolnton.  X.  C   32  45 

Littleton,  X.  C   39  90 

Louisburg,  X.  C   38  10 

Lumberton,  X'.  C   31  75 

Maxton.  X.  C   30  70 

Monroe.'  X.  C   30  70 

Xorfolk,  Ya   43  50 

Poitsmouth,  Ya   43  5^3 

Pittsboro.  X.  C   35  40 

Ealeigh.  X.  C   36  20 

Eockingham,  X.  C   30  70 

Eutherfordton.  X".  C  .  .  .  -  :>4  45 

Sanford,  X.  C   :54  m 

Shelbv.  'X.  C   33  45 

Southern  Pines,  X.  C   .  .  .  32  30 

Suffolk.  Ya   43  50 

AVadesboro,  X'.  C   30  70 

Y'ake.  X.  C   37  05 

Y'arren  Plains,  X.  C  .  -  -  ■  39  10 

Weldon,  X.  C   40  50 

Winder,  Ga   26  90 


SILYER  SPEIXGS,  FLORIDA. 


Located  in  Marion  county,  on  the  F.  C.  i:  P.  R.  R.,  six  miles  from  Ocala. 
The  famous  Silver  Springs  are  celebrated  wherever  Florida  is  known — a 

body  of  water  so  clear  that  objects  are  ^^sible  at  a  depth  of  sixty  feet. 


164  WINTER  RESORTS. 

Principal  Hotel. — Silver  Springs  Hotel. 

S.  A.  L.  Excursion  No.  219  to  Silver  Springs,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon. 

•    Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Lake  City. 

Florida  Central  &  Peninsular  R.  R  to  Silver  Springs. 

Returning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  Excursion  No.  220  to  Silver  Springs,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Athens. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Lake  City. 

Florida  Central  &  Peninsular  R.  R  to  Silver  Springs. 

Returning  via  same  route. 

THROUGH  RATES. 


tWashington,  D.  C  .  •  .  •  $45  10 

tRichmond,  Ya   41  10 

tOld  Point  Comfort,  \-a  .  .  41  10 

Abbeville,  S.  C   26  20 

Athens,  Ga   24  50 

Boykins,  Ya   39  15 

Carlisle,  S.  C  .  •  •   •  •  •  .  26  20 

Catawba,  S.  C   27  20 

Charlotte,  N.  C   28  85 

Cheraw,  S.  C   28  10 

Chester,  S.  C   26  20 

Clinton,  S.  C   26  20 

Durham,  N.  C   35  60 

Elberton,  Ga  .   26  20 

Franklin,  Ya   40  05 

Franklinton,  N.  C   35  00 

Greenwood,  S.  C   26  20 

Hamlet,  N.  C.   28  10 

Henderson,  N.  C   35  60 

Kittrell,  N.  G   35  45 

Laurinburg,  N.  C   28  10 

Lawrenceville,  Ga   24  50 


Lewiston,  N.  G  -S4()  liO 

Lincolnton,  N.  C   29  sr> 

Littleton,  N.   

Louisburg,  N.  G   5(» 

Lumberton,  N.  C   29  15 

Maxton,  N.  C   28  10 

Monroe,  N.  G   2S  10 

Norfolk,  Ya                    .  .  41  1(> 

Portsmouth,  Ya  ,   41  10 

Pittsboro,  N.  C   ;>2  SO 

Raleigh,  N.  G   33  60 

Rockingham,  N.  C   .  .  •  .  2S  10 

Rutherfordton,  N.  G  .   .  .  .  31  S5 

Sanford,  N.  G   31  40 

Shelby,  N.  G   30  S5 

Southern  Pines,  N.  G   .  •  •  29  70 

Suffolk,  Ya   41  10 

\Yadesboro,  N.  C;   2S  10 

Wake,  N.  G   3,4  45 

AVarren  Plains,  N.  G  ■  •  •  •  3(i  50 

AYeldon,  N.  G   3,7  90 

AVinder,  Ga   24  50 


SOUTHERN  PINES,  NORTH  CAROLINA. 

SOME  OF  THE  ATTRACTIONS. 


The  fame  of  Southern  Pines  is  abroad  in  the  land.  The  ideal  conditions 
for  perfect  health  ;  sandy,  porous  soil,  high  altitude,  distance  from  the 


3^y:^-:zi  HAii  AT  p:y:=:Y  v.-qods  inv.  sotthebn-  pinzs,  y.  c. 

water,  and  the  everlasting  pine  ka-esis  have  crmbined  to  make  this  natural 
sanitarium  the  heahhiest  and  mcst  desirable  Tonter  reson  in  America. 
Situated  on  the  Seaboard  Air  Line,  s-ixty-eight  miles  south  of  Raleigh,  in  the 
heart  of  the  ivnowned  long-leaf  pine  belt  fd  Xoith  Carolina  and  at  its  liighest 
elevation^  six  himdred  feet  above  sea  level.  Southern  Pines  possesses  all  the 
advantages  of  resorts  further  south  while  being  free  from  the  many  well- 
known  disadvantages  often  encountered  there.  Its  superior  location  in  the 
midst  of  the  noble  pines,  whose  health-gi\ing  and  delicious  odor  is  con- 
stantly inlialed.  and  the  remarkable  iDurity  of  the  water  here  obtained, 
together  with  extremely  mild  climate,  renders  this  the  mcist  desirable  resc»rt 
for  persons  suffering  with  lung,  throat  and  malarial  troubles.  Its  accessi- 
bihty  to  those  desiring  to  escape  the  rigor  of  the  northern  winters  ;  the  con- 
veniences offered  in  the  way  c^f  railway  travel — no  fatiguing  changes,  no 
irksome  delays ;  atm<:»sphere  which  admits  of  out-door  exeix-ise  dm-uig  the 
entu-e  winter  season ;  with  an  elegant  new  hotel  and  several  smaller  ex- 
cellent hotels  and  sanitariums — ^these  are  advantages  which  the  tourist  and 
health-seeker  will  aijpi^ciate. 

THE  H£ALTHriXXES>  <>F  SOUTHERX  PI^-E>. 

About  twelve  years  ag«:».  State  Geologist  Pr<:«i.  AV.  C.  Kerr,  while  exploring 
this  region,  disc«:«vered  that  the  people  wh«:"  hved  there  were  entirely  free 


166 


WINTER  RESORTS, 


from  all  forms  of  pulmonary  and  throat  diseases.  He  thought  it  was  due  to 
the  presence  of  the  long-leaf  pine,  which  is  the  gro\\'th  of  the  Pine  Hills  sec- 
tion. 

Prof.  Kerr's  report,  which  strongly  recommended  the  Pine  Hills  to  all 
persons  suffering  from  lung  troubles,  attracted  widespread  attention  in  the 
medical  world.  During  the  past  few^  years  many  invalids  have  found  their 
way  to  Southern  Pines,  and  wonderfully  beneficial  results  have  been  appa- 
rent. Southern  Pines  is  now  a  prosperous  little  hamlet,  inhabited  by  those 
who  came  seeking  health  ;  but  the  best  of  it  is,  they  are  no  longer  invalids. 


CASINO  AND  MAGNOLIA  HOUSE,  PINEHURST,  N.  C. 


The  average  winter  temperature  is  44°.  The  climate  is  as  dry  as  that  of 
France,  and  the  cultivation  of  the  vine,  cotton,  silk,  etc.,  furnishes  the  prac- 
tical truth  of  that  fact.  The  absence  of  large  bodies  of  water,  which  cause 
by  their  cooling  effects  the  condensation  of  the  vapor  in  the  atmosphere  and 
produce  fog,  is  most  desirable.  It  precludes  the  possibility  of  miasma, 
which  is  always  present  in  low  lands  bordering  on  streams,  as  is  noticeable 
in  many  parts  of  Florida  and  Georgia.  Is  it  to  be  wondered  at  that  this 
region  has  been  pronounced  by  the  best  medical  authorities  as  being  one  of 
the  greatest  natural  sanitariums  ? 


SEABOARD  AIR  LIXE. 


167 


A  committee  of  medical  exx3eii:s  visited  the  South  in  1894  to  investigate 
the  different  health  resorts,  and  they  reported  as  follows  : 

' '  For  persons  whose  health  requkes  a  mild  winter  climate,  Southern 
Pines,  because  of  the  drj'ness  of  its  soil,  its  elevation  above  sea  level,  the 
invigorating  quality  of  its  atmosphere,  and  its  accessibility  presents  natural 
advantages  that  highly  commend  it  to  the  favorable  attention  of  the  med- 
ical profession." 

THE  PIXEY  AVOODS  IXN, 

This  new  and  spacious  structure,  which  will  accommodate  250  guests,  is 
located  upon  "Shaw's  Ridge,"  a  sandy  ridge  with  a  gradual  slope  toward 
the  village,  a  lialf  mile  distant.  The  house  has  all  modern  conveniences — 
good  toilet-rooms  on  every  floor,  electric  lights,  electric  call  bells,  spacious 
parloi^,  reading  rooms,  wide  verandas,  sun  parlors,  steam  heat,  etc. ;  in  fact 
the  Inn  has  been  fitted  up  with  all  the  conveniences  of  city  life,  that  its 
guests  who  desire  to  winter  in  this  delightful  health-giving  climate  may  do 
so  and  not  be  denied  the  comforts  of  every-day  life  at  home.  The  best  of 
medical  skill  is  within  easy  reach.  The  sanitary  conditions  are  absolutely 
perfect,  the  greatest  possible  care  having  been  exercised  under  the  imme- 


PINEY  WOODS  INN.  SOUTHERN  PINES,  N.  C.    CHAS.  ST.  JOHN,  MANAGER. 


SEABOARlJ  A I  11  LIXE. 


169 


diate  supervi^^ion  (A  sanitary  experts.  The  rooms  are  all  of  good  size.  \Ax\\ 
a  closet  in  every  room.  Floors  are  hard  wi;)r)d.  with  rugs,  thus  giving  abso- 
lute cleanliness.    Private  bath  rooms  are  attached  to  many  suites. 

The  Table. — The  table  is  at  all  times  most  bouutiftiUy  provided  for  with 
all  the  dehcacies  of  the  season.  With  a  chef  of  wide  experience  in  the  pre- 
paration of  tempting  viands,  and  with  good  serving  by  tidy  American  girls 
the  best  possible  satisfaction  can  be  guaranteed. 

A3r^.<EA^E^-TS. — ^]\Iusicals,  readings,  amatein^  dramatic  enteitainments,  an 
orchestra  diu'ing  the  entire  season,  a  piano  for  the  tise  of  guests,  a  bilhard 
parlor,  a  stage  and  enteitainment  hall,  saddle  horses,  carriages,  etc..  provide 
ample  amusement  for  guests. 

Eates. — ^Fr<im  ?^15  to  So5  per  week  :  ^4  t<  i  s;.3  per  day. 

OTHEK  EX(  t-:llp:xt  ir<  (Tels. 

"The  Prospect  House." — Located  in  the  prettiest  part  of  the  town,  a 
few  hundred  feet  fi'om  the  station.  Season  October  to  June.  Acc<:»mmo- 
dates  twenty-five.  Table  supplied  with  the  best  the  market  affords.  Pleas- 
ant rooms,  with  good  beds,  comfortable  stm  parloi^s,  and  open  fire-places. 
Amusements  are  lawn  tennis,  crociuet.  golf,  bilhards  and  pool,  and  beautiful 
drives  and  walks  among  the  pines.  Rates  nine  d<:»llars  to  fifteen  dollai^  per 
week.    >.  A.  Raymond,  Propriet«:>r. 

"The  Hotel  (Jzoxe."' — Within  rme  minute's  walk  of  railroad  station. 
Season  all  year.  Accommodations  for  fony.  House  recently  remodeled 
and  refitted  with  all  modern  improvements.  Open  plumbing,  large  verandas, 
open  gin\tes,  nice  rooms  and  comfonable  beds.  Table  first  class.  Amuse- 
ments are  golf,  croquet,  lawn  tennis,  beatitiful  drives,  pleasant  walks  and 
many  indoor  pastimes.  Rates  nine  dollars  to  fifteen  dollars  per  per  week, 
thiity-five  dollars  to  sixty  dollai^  per  month.    Adch^ess,  "  Hotel  Ozone." 

■  ■  The  Cexteal  Hotel  — A  few  squares  from  the  station.  .Season  Novem- 
ber to  .June.  Accommodates  twenty-five.  A  comfortable  vrinter  and  s^Dring 
home,  with  modern  improvements,  verandas,  sun  parlor,  open  grates  and 
pleasant  rooms  with  good  beds.  Excellent  table.  Amusements  are  lawn 
tennis,  croquet,  pleasant  walks  and  di'ives.  and  indoor  amusements  of  vari- 
ous kinds.  Rates  eight  dollars  to  fcmiteen  dollars  per  week.  Address, 
"  Central  Hotel.  "  " 

"The  Southerx  Pixes  House." — Located  on  electric  car  line,  five  minutes" 
walk  from  depot.  Season  year  aroimd.  Accommodations  f(»r  forty.  Open 
fire  places  in  each  room.  Stores,  post-office  and  hvery  near  by.  Cuisine  is 
excellent.  Bilhard  room,  smoking  room,  office  and  j)arlor  are  large  and 
pleasant.  Rates  nine  dollai^  to  fifteen  drdlars  per  week.  Address.  "  South- 
ern Pines  House." 


170 


WINTER  RESORTS. 


"  The  Sanitarium  Home.  " — Anew  private  home  for  invalids  and  healtli 
seekers.  Conveniently  located,  well  furnished,  open  fire-places  and  all 
modern  improvements.  An  ideal  place  for  rest  and  quiet.  Table  excellent. 
For  terms  "address,  ''The  Sanitarium  Home." 

"The  Grove  Cottage." — A  private  home  and  quiet  resort  for  invalids  and 
health  seekers.  Away  from  the  larger  hotels,  insuring  rest  and  quiet,  with 
good  table,  reasonable  rates  and  an  abundance  of  comfort.  For  terms 
address,  "  The  Grove  Cottage. " 

PINEHURST,  N.  C— A  NEW  HEALTH  RESORT. 

Six  miles  west  of  Southern  Pines,  (connected  with  the  latter  place  by  a 
line  of  electric  cars),  and  with  the  same  characteristics  of  soil,  pines  and 
climate,  is  located  the  new  town  of  Pinehurst,  Moore  County,  N.  C.  This 
is  a  beautiful  little  village,  with  an  abundance  of  ornamental  and  shade 
trees.  A  deer  park  and  charming  little  lake  form  an  attractive  feature  at 
the  outskirts  of  the  town.  Walks  to  the  power  house,  deer  park,  nursery, 
and  the  farm  afford  pleasant  excursions,  delightful  rides  and  drives,  croquet 
and  tennis,  and  indoor  pastimes  furnish  excellent  amusement.  The  owner 
of  the  hotel  has  built  a  fine  hotel,  a  Casino,  and  twenty  houses  of  various 
sizes  and  styles. 

All  the  houses  are  plastered  inside  and  painted  outside,  and  in  every  way 
substantially  built.  Perfect  sanitary  protection  in  each  house  is  afforded  by 
water-closets,  and  all  sewage  is  conducted  through  twelve-inch  sewer  pipes 
far  beyond  the  limits  of  the  town. 

The  houses  are  ready  for  occupancy.  They  will  be  rented  entire,  or  in 
suites  of  rooms  for  light  housekeeping,  or  in  single  rooms.  They  are  sup- 
plied with  running  water  and  are  comfortably  furnished  throughout  with 
everything  necessary  for  housekeeping  except  table  and  bed  linen.  A 
bakery,  a  dairy  and  other  stores  furnish  supplies  at.  low  prices. 

The  Casino  Restaurant  will  supply  board  at  $4.50  per  week,  and  boarding 
houses  are  open  for  those  who  do  not  care  to  go  out  to  their  meals. 

The  Holly  Inn  is  provided  with  steam  heat,  bath  rooms,  electric  lights, 
and  open  fireplaces,  comfortable  beds  with  hair  mattresses,  call  bells  in 
each  room,  moquette  carpets,  frescoed  ceilings,  and  rich  wall-papers,  and  a 
pagoda  sun  room,  containing  a  large  open  fireplace.  This  sun  room  is  a 
glass-enclosed  house,  connected  with  the  main  building  by  a  conservatory, 
full  of  flowering  plants  and  shrubs. 

The  hotel  table  service  is  by  white  girls  from  the  North,  and  the  cuisine 
will  suit  the  most  fastidious. 

A  stenographer  and  typewriter  is  located  in  the  hotel. 

Billiards,  a  card  room,  smoking  room,  a  piano,  occasional,  dances,  etc., 
will  make  a  stay  here  a  pleasant  one. 


172 


WINTER  HE  SORTS. 


Take  the  Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Southern  Pines,  and  a  sh(.)i't  ride  by  elec- 
tric car  leading  tln  ough  the  famous  peach  orchards  will  bring  you  direct  to 
the  Holly  Inn. 

Terms:  $2.50  per  day,  or  $12  to  $18  per  week  for  one  person;  $20  to  $30  a 
week  wluMi  room  is  occujiied  by  two  persons. 

EQUND  TEIP  RATES  FOR  AVINTER  TOURIST  TICKETS 
FROM  DISTANT  POINTS  TO 

SOUTHEEN  PINES,  N.  C. 

Ticlets  on  Sale  November  1st  to  April  30th.    Final  limit,  May  31st  following  date 
of  jmrchase.    Transit  limit,  fifteen  {15)  days  in  each  direction. 


[Neiv  England  Rates  shoim  via  Xcir  ^'oi 
gage  In  Xeir 


Albany,  N.  Y  «  2  00 

Amsterdam  N.  Y  '66  20 

Atlantic  City,  N.J   24  25 

Attleboro,  Mass.  (via  Shore  Line)  36  70 
"  "     (via  Sound  Lines)  32  60 

Attica,  N.  Y   36  95 

Auburn,  N.  Y   34  50 

Baltimore,  Md  18  50 

Batavia,  N.  Y   36  50 

Bath,  N.  Y   33  55 

Bellaire,  Oliio   32  95 

Bingham pton,  N.  Y  .  .  .  .  .30  45 

Boston,  Mass.  (via  Rail  to  N.  Y.)  .  37  50 
"         "     (Sound  Lines)  33  50 

"         "  (via  Norfolk  Steamer)  31  75 

Bridgeport,  Conn   29  80 

Brockton,  Mass   33  00 

Brooklyn  N.Y   26  50 

Buffalo,  N.  Y   37  95 

Caledonia,  N.  Y   35  60 

Cameron,  W.  Va  31  50 

Canandaigua,  N.  Y  34  10 

Charleston,  W.  Va   21  20 

Chestnut  Hill,  Pa   22  90 

Chester.  Pa   22  00 

Clarksburg,  W.  Va   29  55 

Connellsville.  Fa   28  30 

Cumberland,  Md   24  60 

Dansville,  N.Y   35  45 

Elizabeth,  N.J   26  00 

Elmira,N.  Y  31  35 


Fall  River,  Mass.  (via  Shore  Line)  37  60 
"  (via  Sound  Line?)  31  50 

Fitchburg,  Mass.  (via  Shore  Line)  38  40 
"  "    (via  Sound  Lines)  33  50 


Geneva,  N.  Y   .  34  50 

German  town,  Pa   .      .  22  75 

Grafton,  W.  Va   28  65 

Hackettstown,  N.  J   .  .  28  95 

Hagerstown,  Md   2160 

Harper's  Ferry,  W.  Va   20  70 

Plarrisburg,  Pa   22  75 


rk  iiirhulc  transfer  of  Passenger  and  Bag- 
•  York  Cifi/.] 


Hartford,  Conn  $32  00 

Herkimer,  N.  Y   35  25 

Hoboken,  N.  J   26  50 

Ithaca.  N.  Y   32  75 

Jersey  City,  N.J   26  50 

Johnstown,  Pa   28  35 

Kingston,  R.  1.  (via  Shore  Line)  .  34  80 
"  "     (via  Sound  Lines)  31  30 

Lawrence,  Mass   39  70 

LeRoy.  N.  Y    36  00 

Little  Falls,  N.  Y    35  00 

Loekport.N.  Y   37  50 

Lowell,  Mass.  (via  Shore  Line)  .  .  37  90 
"         "    (via  Sound  Lines)  .  34  10 

Lynn,  Mass   38  90 

Mansfield,  Mass.  (via  Shore  T>ine)  38  00 
"  (via  Sound  Lines)  32  70 

Martinsburg.  W,  Va   21  45 

McKeesport,  Pa   30  05 

Meriden,  Conn  31  20 

Morristown,  N.  J   27  75 

Mt.  Pleasant,  Pa   28  80 

Newark,  N.  J   26  25 

New  Bedford,  Mass  (via  Shore  Line)  38  30 
New  Bedford,  Mass.  (via  Sound 

Lines)   32  60 

New  Brunswick,  N.  J  2o  05 

Newburgh,  N.  Y   28  75 

New  Haven,  Conn   30  50 

Newport,  R.  I.  (via  Sound  Lines)  .  31  50 
New  York,  N  Y  (via  Portsmouth 

Str)    25  50 

New  York,  N.Y  (via  all  other  lines)  26  50 

Niagara  Falls,  N.  Y   37  95 

Norwich,  Conn   33  80 

Oakland. Md   20  25 

Oswego,  N.  Y  3o  00 

Owego,  N.Y  31  35 

Palmer,  Mass   33  72 

Parkersburg,  W.  Va   32  65 

Pawtucket,  R.  I.  (via  Shore  Line)  36  .30 
"    (via  Sound  Lines)  32  00 


SEABOARD   A  III  LINK. 


178 


Philadelphia,  Pa  $22  50 

Piedmont,  W.  Va   .........  25  70 

Pittsburg,  Pa   30  60 

Plymouth,  Mass   33  30 

Portland,  Me   43  50 

Poughkeepsie.  N.  Y   29  25 

Princeton, N.J   24  40 

Providence,  R.  I.  (via  Shore  Line)  36  10 
"  "   (via  Sound  Lines)  32  00 

Rah  way,  X.  J   25  60 

Richfield  Springs,  N.  Y   34  55 

Rochester,  N,  Y   35  25 

Rockwood,  Pa   26  55 

Rome,  N.  Y   36  25 

Rondout,  N.  Y   29  75 

Salem,  Mass   39  20 

Schenectady,  N.  Y   32  70 

Scranton.Pa   .  27  95 

Somerset,  Pa   26  95 

S.  Framingham,  Mass.  (via  Rail  to 

N.  Y   36  52 

S.  Framingham,  Mass.  Cvia  Sound 

Lines)   83  00 

Springfield,  Mass   33  00 


Stamford,  Conn  S28  90 

Stroudsburg.  Pa   27  95 

Suspension  Bridge,  N.  Y   37  95 

Syracuse,  N.  Y   33  60 

Taunton,  Mass.  (via  Shore  Line)  .  37  30 
"   (  Via  Sound  Lines)  .  32  20 

Trenton,  N.  J   23  75 

Troy,  N.  Y   32  00 

Uniontown,  Pa   28  75 

Utica,N.  Y   34  25 

Washington,  D.  C   18  50 

Pa  31  70 

Waterbury.  Conn  .   31  40 

Westerly,  R.  I.  (via  Shore  Line  .  .  34  02 

"  *'    (via  Sound  Lines)  .  30  48 

Wheeling,  W.  Ya   32  65 

Williamsport.  Pa   28  20 

Wilkesbarre,  Pa    27  95 

Wilmington  Del  21  50 

Winchester,  Va   22  30 

Woonsocket,  R.  I.  (via  Shore  Line)  36  90 

"  "  (via  Sound  Lines)  32  00 

Worcester,  Mass  (via  Rail  to  X.  Y.)  35  48 

"  "    (via  Sound  Lines)  32  00 


Rates  from  points  not  inentioned  above  will  be  furnished  on  application 
to  agent.    (  Rates  subject  to  ebange. ) 


BOARDING  HOrsE  ANNEX  TO  HOLLY  INN,  PINEHURST,  N.  C. 


174  WINTER  RESORTS. 

ROUND   TRIP  RATES  AND  SCHEDULES  TO 

SOUTHERN  PINES,  N.  C. 


FROM  POINTS  ON  THE  SEABOARD  AIR  LINE. 


STATION. 

Rate. 

SCHEDULE. 

Norfolk  Va. 

Suffolk   " 

Kranklin  .  .  " 

$10  50 
10  50 
9  30 
8  50 
7  80 

Lv.  9.08  a.  m.        8.30  p.  m. 
9.20    "           8.45  " 
9.51    "           9.16  " 
10.29    "           9.56  " 
10^58    *'          10.25  " 

$9  30 

Lv.  4.30  a,  m.      12.30  p.  m. 

Littleton   " 

$6  80 
6  35 
5  75 
5  00 

Lv.  11.65  a.  m.      11.28  p.  m. 
12  34  p.  m.      12.02  a.  m. 
1.02    "          12.27  " 
159    "          12,54  " 

■    $5  00 

Lv.  11.33  a.  m.       5.20  p.  m. 

15  00 
4  60 

Lv.  2  17  p.  m.       1.09  a.  m. 
2.34    "           1.33  " 

$5  00 

Lv.  1.45  p.  m.       1.45  p.  m. 

$4  20 
3  50 

Lv.  2.57  p.  m.       1.41  a.  m. 
3.40    "           2.21  " 

Pittsboro  N.  C. 

$2  55 

Lv.  3.20  p.  m.       3.20  a.  m. 

Sanford  N.  C. 

Southern  Pines   " 

$1  30 

Lv.  5.03  p.  m.       3.35  a.  m. 
Ar.  5.55    "           4.22  " 

Abbeville  S.  C. 

Carlisle 

$14  20 
12  75 
12  20 
11  30 
9  90 
8  65 
8  05 
6  95 
5  80 
5  10 
4  60 
3  60 
1  50 

Lv.  lOU  p.  m.       8  30  p.m. 
2.07    "          10  05  '* 
2  40    "          10.42  " 
3.16     "          11.21  *' 
4.15    "           1.23  a.  m. 
5.15    "           1.35  " 
5  41    "           2.03  " 
6.34    "           2.55  " 
7.24    "           3  51  " 
8".13    "           4.25  " 
8.48    "           5.08  " 
9.40    "           6  05  " 

Ar.  11.20    "           7  55  " 

Rutherfordton  N.  C. 

Shelby  

Monroe  ** 

Wadesboro   " 

Rockingham   '* 

$7  50 
6  45 
5  60 
4  30 
3  60 
2  75 
1  75 
1  50 

Lv.  4  35  p.  m.   

5.55  "   

6.56  "   

8.28  "   

9.40    "  6.05 

10.31    "          7.01  a.  m. 
11.05    "           7.41  " 
Ar.  11.20    "  7.55 

Lumberton   " 

Maxton   " 

$5  60 
3  20 
2  60 
2  10 
1  50 

Lv.   3.20  p.  m.   

5.26  "   

6.12  "   

6  23    "  - — 

Ar.   6.53  "   

Cheraw  S.  C. 

Hamlet  N.  C. 

$2  20 
1  50 

Lv.  5  00  p.  m.   

Ar.  6.20  "   

Gibson  N.  C. 

$1  90 
1  50 

Lv.  7.00  a.  m.   

Ar.   7.50  "   

Hamlet  N.  C. 

$1  50 

Lv.  11.20  p.  m.       8.15  a.  m. 
Ar.  12.12  noon  9.20 

Tickets  on  sale  November  1st  to  April  30th.  Final  limit,  May  31st,  1898,  following 
date  of  sale.    Transit  limit,  (15)  days  in  each  direction. 


8EABOARJJ  AIR  LINE. 


175 


ST.  AUGUSTINE,  FLOEIDA. 

St.  Augustine  is  the  oldest  town  in  America,  and  was  originally  built  by  the 
early  Spaniards  and  favshioned  after  tlieir  native  homes.  It  savors  yet  de- 
cidedly of  the  Spanish  ;  and  its  quaint,  foreign  air,  its  narrow  streets,  coquina 
houses,  hanging  balconies,  sea-wall,  old  slave  market,  and  the  remains  of 
its  walls  and  city  gates  still  standing  woiild  make  it  well  worth  a  visit  with- 
out the  other  numerous  attractions.  The  natural  advantages  of  St.  Augus- 
tine are  many.  It  enjoys  a  well-founded  reputation  for  healthfulness,  and 
possesses  a  magnificent  beach,  on  which  sea-bathing  may  be  indulged  in 
from  the  year's  beginning  to  its  end.  A  fine  Union  passenger  station, 
streets  paved  with  asphalt,  elegant  turnouts,  capacious  base-ball  and  polo 
grounds,  and  finely-appointed  tennis  courts  are  among  its  attractions.  The 
facilities  for  boating  and  yachting  are  excellent,  and  these  sports  are  pur- 
sued more  generally  with  each  returning  season.  For  fishing  the  bay  and 
tlie  rivers  keep  up  their  Axcll-carnc*]  r('])utati()us,  and  liere  some  of  the  most 


MAIN  EXTRANCE  AND  COURT.  HOTEL  PONCE  DE  LEON. 


176 


WINTER  RESORTS. 


famous  anglers  in  the  country  congregate  every  winter.  In  the  social  fea- 
tures of  its  hotel  and  villa  life  St.  Augustine  is  the  Newport  of  the  South. 
Its  grand  possibilities  have  attracted  the  attention  of  capitalists,  who  have 
erected  three  of  the  most  superb  hotels  in  the  world.  These  palaces,  the 
Ponce  de  Leon,  Cordova,  and  Alcazar,  are  built  of  coquina,  a  curious  shell 
formation.  The  architecture  is  Spanish  Renaissance  and  Mooresque  ;  the 
decorations  and  ornamentations  are  wrought  in  the  same  spirit,  and  the 
furnishing  is  in  keeping  with  the  skill  which  designed  and  the  taste  that 
executed  the  grand  piles.  They  have  no  equals  in  the  world,  and  yet  they 
harmonize  most  happily  with  their  antique  surroundings.  Other  attractive 
features  of  the  old  town  are  the  Huguenot  cemetery,  the  Plaza  de  la  Consti- 
tution, and  the  Castle  of  San  Marco,  now  become  Fort  Marion. 

Princijxil  Hotels. — Ponce  de  Leon  Hotel,  The  Alcazar,  Hotel  Cordova, 
American  House,  Carleton  Hotel,  Cleveland  House,  The  Barcelona,  The 
Abbey,  Florida  House,  Hernandez  Hotel,  Hotel  San  Marco,  The  San  Sal- 
vador, Lynn's  Hotel,  The  Buckingham,  Magnolia  Hotel,  Ocean  View  Hotel, 
Pasade  la  Plaza  Hotel,  Tlie  St.  (ieorge,  Lorrillard  Villa,  The  Valencia. 


S.  A.  L.  ExcvRsiox  No.  221  to  St.  Augustine,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Tifton. 

Plant  System  to  .Tacksonville. 

Florida  East  Coast  Ry  to  St.  Augustine. 

Returning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  ExcT'EsioN  No.  222  to  St.  Auc!Ustine,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Athens. 

Central  of  (^eorgia  Ry  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Floi  ida  R.  R  to  Tifton. 

Plant  System  to  Jacksonville. 

Florida  East  Coast  R\'  to  St.  Augustine. 

Returning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  IlvcuKsioN  No.  221)  to  St.  Augustine,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line   to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon. 

Georgia,  Southern  A:  l^lorida  R.  R  to  Lake  City 

Florida  Central  &  Peninsular  R.  R  to  Jacksonville. 

Florida  East  Coast  Ry  to  St.  Augustine. 

lU'turning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  ExcrRsioN  No.  224  to  St.  A  i  (;rsT[Ni-:,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Athens. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry   to  Macon. 

Georgia,  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R   to  Lake  City. 

Florida  Central  &  Peninsular  R.  R  .  .  .  to  Jacksonville. 
Florida  East  Coast  Ry  to  St.  Augustine. 


Returning  via  same  route. 


178 


WINTER  RESORTS. 


THROUGH  RATES. 


tNew  York,  N.  Y  $52  90 

tPhiladelphia,  Pa   48  90 

tBaltimore,  Md   44  90 

tWashington,  D.  C   42  90 

tRichmond,  Va   38  90 

tOld  Point  Comfort,  Ya  .  .  38  90 

Abbeville,  S.  C   24  20 

Athens,  Ga   22  30 

Boykins,  Va          ....  37  15 

€arlisle,  S.  C   24  20 

€atawba,  S.  C   25  20 

•Charlotte,  N.  C   26  85 

■Cheraw,  S.  C   26  10 

•Chester,  S.  G   24  20 

•Clinton,  S.  C   24  20 

Durham,  N.  C  .....  •  33  60 

Elberton,  Ga   24  20 

Franklin,  Ya   38  05 

Franklinton,  N.  C   33  00 

Greenwood,  S.  C   24  20 

Hamlet,  N.  C   26  10 

Henderson,  N.  C   33  60 

Kittrell,  N.  C   33  45 

Xiaurinburg,  N.  C   26  10 


Lawrenceville,  Ga  $22  30 

Lewiston,  N.  C   38  90 

Lincolnton,  N.  C   37  85 

Littleton,  N.  C   35  30 

Louisburg,  N.  C   33  50 

Lumberton,  N.  C   27  15 

Maxton,  N.  C   26  ]0 

Monroe,  N.  C   26  10 

Norfolk,  Ya   38  90 

Portsmouth,  Ya   38  90 

Pittsboro,  N.  C   30  80 

Raleigh,  N.  C   31  60 

Rockingham,  N.  V   26  10 

Rutherfordton,  N.  (  ^  .  .  .  29  85 

Sanford,  N.  C   29  40 

Shelby,  N.  C   28  85 

Southern  Pines,  N.  C  .  .  .  27  70 

Suffolk,  Ya   38  90 

Wadesboro,  N.    26  10 

Wake,  N.  C   32  45 

Warren  Plains,  N.  C.   .  .  .  34  50 

Weldon,  N.  C   35  90 

Winder,  Ga   22  30 


ST.  LUCIE,  FLORIDA. 

Southward  from  Melbourne  the  Indian  river  on  its  west  bank  is  skirted 
by  fine  orange  groves  and  thrifty  plantations  of  pineapples,  the  planters' 
homes  generally  being  built  near  the  bank,  with  long  piers  extending 
to  deep  water.  There  is  no  town  of  any  considerable  size  or  importance 
until  St.  Lucie  is  reached.  St  Lucie  is  the  winter  home  of  Senator  Quay, 
of  Pennsylvania,  and  his  commodious  villa  is  one  of  the  most  conspicuous 
structures  along  its  water  front.  Indian  River  Inlet  is  directly  opposite  on 
the  east. 

Other  points  of  interest,  but  little  further  on,  are  Ankona,  Eden,  Jensen, 
Waveland,  etc.,  where  hundreds  of  acres  of  pineapples  are  silently  chang- 
ing sunlight,  ozone,  and  ether  into  the  juices  and  fragrance  of  this  peerless 
fruit. 

Principal  Hotels. — The  St.  Lucie. 

S.  A.  L.  Excursion  No.  225  to  St.  Lucie,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

(  entral  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R   to  Tifton. 


SEABOARD  AIR  LINE. 


179 


Plant  System  to  Jacksonville. 

Florida 'East  Coast  Ry  to  St.  Lucie. 

Returning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  ExcTRsiox  No.  22<i  to  St.  Lucie,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Athens. 

Central  of  Georgia  Rv  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  H  to  Tifton. 

Plant  System  to  Jacksonville. 

FloridajEast  Coast  Line  to  St.  Lucie. 

Returning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  ExcuEsiox  No.  227  to  St.  Lucie,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  and  Florida  R.  R  to  Lake  City. 

Florida  Central  &  Peninsular  R.  R  to  Jacksonville. 

Florida  East  Coast  Ry  to  St.  Lucie. 

Returning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  Excursion  No.  228  to  St.  Lucie,  Fia, 

Seaboard  Air  Line  t(j  Athens. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  t(j  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Lake  City. 

Florida  Central  &  Peninsular  R.  R  to  Jacksonville. 

Florida  East  Coast  Ry  to  St.  Lucie. 

Returning  via  same  route. 


THROUGH  RATES. 


tNew  York,  N.  Y  8(54 

tPhiladelphia,  Pa   (iO 

fBaltimore,  Md   56 

tWashington,  D.  C  •  •  •  •  54 

tRichmond,  Ya   50 

tOld  Point  Comfort,  Ya  .   .  50 

Abbeville,  S.  C   35 

Athens,  Ga   33 

Bovkins,  Ya   48 

Carlisle,  S.  C   35 

Catawba,  S.  C   36 

Chariotte,  N.  C   38 

Cheraw,  S.  C   37 

Chester,  S.  C   35 

Clinton,  S.  C   35 

Durham,  N.  C   45 

Elberton,  Ga   35 

Franklin,  Ya   49 

Franklinton,  N.  C  44 

Greenwood,  S.  C   35 

Hamlet,  N.  C   37 

Henderson,  N.  C   45 

Kittrell,  N.  C   44 

Laurinburg,  N.  C   37 


Lawrenceville,  Ga  S33  75 

Lewiston,  X.  C   50  35 

Lincolnton,  X.  C   36  30 

Littleton,  X.  C   46  75 

Louisburg,  X.  C   44  95 

Lumberton,  X.  C   38  60 

Maxton,  X.  C  37  55 

Monroe,  X.  C   37  55 

Xorfolk,  Va   50  35 

Portsmouth,  Ya   50  35 

Pittsboro,  X.  C   42  25 

Raleigh,  X.  C   43  05 

Rockingham,  X.  C   37  55 

Rutherfordton,  X.  C  ■  •  •  •  38  30 

Sanford,  X.  0    40  85 

Shelby,  X.  C   37  30 

Southern  Pines,  X.  C  .  •  ■  •  39  15 

Suffolk,  Ya   50  35 

AYadesboro,  X.  C   37  55 

Wake,  X.  C   43  90 

AVarren  Plains,  X.  C  ■  ■  •  •  45  95 

Weldon,  X.  C                    .  47  35 

Winder,  Ga   33  75 


180 


WINTER  RESORTS. 


ST.  PETERSBUKG,  FLORIDA. 

St.  Petersburg  is  a  favorite  place  in  Florida  for  the  lovers  of  hunting  and 
fishing.  The  piers  leading  out  to  the  landing  places  of  the  steamers  are 
always  crowded  with  men,  women  and  children  during  the  winter  months, 
who  spend  the  days  in  the  enjoyment  of  a  real  "fishing  trip"  to  Florida. 
Here  is  where  the  Spanish  mackerel,  far-famed  as  a  game  fish  and  an 
epicurean  dainty,  is  caught  in  greatest  abundance.  On  the  long  dock,  ex- 
tending out  over  the  waters  of  the  beautiful  Tampa  bay,  scores  of  fisher- 
men ply  the  rod  and  reel  from  morn  to  night  during  the  season,  and  many  a 
heavy  creel  is  carried  home.  Here,  too,  the  grouper,  flounder  and  sea  trout 
will  try  the  angler's  skill.  In  the  marshes  along  the  coast  duck  shooting  is 
excellent  during  the  winter  months,  and  on  the  shore  jack-snipe,  plover  and 
numerous  other  beach  birds  afford  excellent  sport.  In  the  woods  and 
"hummocks"  there  is  abundance  of  quail  shooting. 

This  is  a  town  of  fifteen  hundred  people,  most  of  whom  located  there  as 
home-seekers  from  the  severer  climates  of  the  North.  The  city  possesses 
churches  of  all  the  leading  denominations  and  good  schools.  The  (^pera 
house  has  a  seating  capacity  of  one  thousand  and  the  town  hall  of  about 
seven  hundred.    Open-air  concerts  are  often  given  in  the  city  park. 

Principal  Hotels. — Detroit  Hotel,  Claraden,  Paxton,  Livingston,  Davis  Cot- 
tage. 

S.  A.  L.  Excursion  No.  229  to  St.  Petersburg,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ey  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  P  to  Tifton. 

Plant  System  to  St.  Petersburg. 

Peturning  via  same  route. 


THE  TAMPA  BAY  HOI'EL,  AT  TA.ttPA.  FLA. 


S.  A.  L.  ExcL'Rsiox  Xo.  23(1  to  St.  Petersburg,  Fla. 


Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Athens. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  ]Macon. 

Ger>rgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  .  .  .  .  .  .to  Tifton. 

Plant  System  to  St.  Petersburg. 

Returning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  Excursion  Xo.  231  to  St.  Petersburg,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

( 'entral  of  Georgia  Ry  to  ]Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Jasper. 

Plant  System  to  St.  Petersburg. 

Retiu^ning  via  same  route. 


S.  A.  L.  Excursion  X( 


)2  to  St.  Petersburg,  Fl.^ 


Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Athens. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Jasper. 

Plant  System  to  St.  Petersburg. 

Returning  via  same  route. 


THROUGH  RATES. 


tNew  York,  N.  Y  .  .  . 
tPhiladelphia,  Pa  .  .  . 
tBaltimore,  Md  .... 
-{-Washington,  D.  C  •  ■ 
fRichmond,  Va  .... 
tOld  Point  Comfort,  Ya 


.  S62  30 
.  58  30 
.  54  30 
.  52  30 
.  4S  30 
.   48  30 


Abbeville.  S.  C  S33  40 

Athens,  Ga  31  70 

Bovkins.  Ya   46  35 

Carlisle,  S.  C   33  40 

Catawba,  S.  C   34  40 

Charlotte,  N.  C   36  05 


182  WINTER  RESORTS. 


Cheraw,  S.  C  

.  .  $35 

30 

Maxton,  N.  C  

.  .  $35  30 

Chester,  S.   

.  .  33 

40 

Monroe,  N.  C  

35  30 

Clinton,  S.  C  

.  .  33 

40 

Norfolk,  Va  

.  .   48  30 

Durham,  N.  C  ... 

.  .  42 

80 

Portsmouth,  Ya  .  .  .  . 

.  .   48  30 

Elberton,  Ga  .  .  .  . 

.  .  33 

40 

Pittsboro,  N.  U  .  .  .  . 

.  .   40  00 

.  .  47 

25 

Franklinton,  Ya   .  . 

.  .  42 

20 

Rockingham,  N.  C    •  • 

.  .   35  30 

Greenwood,  S.  C    ■  . 

.  .  33 

40 

Rutherfordton,  N.  C  .  • 

.   .   39  05 

Hamlet,  N.  C  .  .  .  • 

.  .  35 

30 

.  .   38  60 

Henderson,  N.  C   ■  • 

.  .  42 

80 

Shelby,  N.   

.  .   38  05 

Kittrell,  N.  C  .  •  •  • 

.  .  42 

65 

Southern  Pines,  N.  (J  . 

.  .   39  90 

.  .  35 

30 

Suffolk,  Ya  

.  .   48  30 

Lawrenceville,  Ga  .  . 

.  .  31 

70 

Wadesboro,  N.  C  •  .  ■ 

.  .   35  30 

.  .  48 

10 

Wake,  N.  C  

.  .   41  65 

Lincolnton,  N.  C  •  • 

.  .  37 

05 

Warren  Plains,  N.  ( " . 

.  .   43  70 

Littleton,  N.  C  •  .  • 

.  .  44 

50 

Weldon,  N.  C  

.  .   45  10 

Louisburg,  N.  C  ■  .  . 

.   .  42 

70 

Winder,  Ga  

.  .   31  70 

Lumberton,  N.  C  .  • 

.  .  36 

35 

SUMMEKYILLE,  SOUTH  CAEOLINA. 

This  famous  winter  health  and  pleasure  resort  and  historic  and  interesting 
village  is  located  twenty-two  miles  from  Charleston,  in  a  forest  of  towering 
pines,  with  whose  fragrance  the  air  is  ever  laden. 

Summerville  as  a  winter  health  resort  is  second  to  no  place  in  the  world, 
as  a  few  years  since  it  was  declared  to  the  w^orld  by  the  Congress  of  Physi- 
cians held  in  Paris,  France,  that  Summerville,  S.  C,  was  one  of  the  two 
places  on  the  face  of  the  earth  where  those  suffering  from  pulmonary  dis- 
eases will  find  relief  in  breathing  the  pure,  dry  air  fresh  from  the  health- 
giving  pines. 

Summerville  is  not  a  health  resort  alone,  but  a  pleasure  resort  as  well, 
and  for  those  fond  of  hunting  there  is  no  place  superior,  as  the  country 
around  is  full  of  deer,  turkeys,  ducks,  partridges  and  a  number  of  other 
small  game. 

The  Pine  Forest  Inn  offers  to  its  patrons  every  comfort  and  luxury  to  be 
found  in  any  first-class  hotel  in  the  country,  and  has  every  improvement 
attendant  to  the  convenience  of  its  guests.  Ample  provisions  have  been 
made  for  the  amusement  of  the  guests,  and  a  fine  livery,  with  stylish  teams 
and  vehicles,  is  run  in  connection  with  the  Pine  Forest  Inn,  by  which  the 
guests  can  be  taken  to  the  many  points  of  historical  interest  surrounding 
Summerville. 

The  Dorchester  Inn  is  a  newly  built,  high  class  winter  hotel,  situated  in  a 
most  desirable  section  of  the  town  of  Summerville  and  is  equipped  with 
every  modern  convenience  for  the  comfort  and  pleasure  of  its  patrons. 


184 


WINTER  RESORTS. 


S.  A.  L.  Excursion  No.  233  to  Summerville,  8.  C. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Greenwood. 

Charleston  &  Western  Carolina  Ry  to  Augusta. 

South  Carolina  &  Georgia  R.  R  to  Summerville. 

Returning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  Excursion  No.  234  to  Summerville,  S.  C. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Clinton. 

Columbia,  Newberry  &  Laurens  R.  R  to  Columbia. 

South  Carolina  &  Georgia  R.  R  to  Summerville. 


Returning  via  same  route. 

THROUGH  RATES. 

tWashington,  D.  C  .  .  .  .  $30  00         Norfolk,  Ya  |2(>  00 

tRichmond,  Va  20  00         Portsmouth,  Va   26  00 

fOld  Point  Comfort,  Ya  .  .   20  00         Suffolk,  A^a   25  00 


SUWANEE,  FLOKIDA. 

The  name  of  the  Suwanee  river  has  been  made  familiar  all  over  the 
civilized  world  by  a  touching  ditty  that  has  become  to  be  almost  as  much  a 
favorite  as  ''Home,  Sweet  Home."  Comparatively  few  persons  among  the 
millions  who  have  listened  to  "Way  Down  Upon  de  Suwanee  Ribber  "  know 
exactly  where  the  stream  is  located.  The  Suwanee  is  a  considerable  river, 
M  hich  takes  a  circuitous  course  through  northwest  Florida,  finding  its  outlet 
in  the  Gulf  of  Mexico.  Rivers  make  up  largely  the  poetry  of  landscape, 
whether  winding  between  castled  crags,  glittering  through  stretches  of  for- 
est and  meadow,  or  bearing  the  commerce  of  big  cities  to  the  sea.  The 
Suwanee,  like  its  banks,  is  a  piece  of  bright,  unsophisticated  nature.  No 
murky  manufacturing  town  obscures  the  sunlight  with  a  pall  of  smoke.  Its 
environs  are  the  tangled  woodland,  groves  of  moss-laden  oaks  and  stately 
pines.  No  neighborhood  has  purer  attractions  for  those  seeking  respite  from 
city  toil.  The  artist  may  make  his  sketches  free  from  intrusion,  the  sports- 
man may  bring  his  gun,  and  the  angler  his  rod  and  line.  At  Suwanee 
Springs  the  oarsman  may  obtain  all  boating  appliances,  and  for  rides  and 
drives  a  well-equipped  livery  will  supply  accommodations. 

The  Suwanee  Springs  Resort  fronts  the  river  at  one  of  its  most  beautiful 
and  desirable  points,  in  the  northern  part  of  Suwanee  county,  on  the  main 
line  of  the  Savannah,  Florida  &  Western  Railway.  While  a  delightful 
pleasure  spot  for  rest  and  recuperation  the  establishment  has  built  its  main 
fame  on  the  rare  curative  properties  of  the  spring  water.  It  is  at  once  a 
l^leasure  resort  and  a  sanitarium,  the  benefits  of  which  have  ])een  ti"ied  for 


srWANEE  SPRINGS,  FLA. 


years  with  wmuk'rtul  L'tft'ct  in  tlie  tivannent  of  rlieumatisni.  nervous  dys- 
pepsia, liver,  kidney,  bladder,  skin  and  blood  diseases,  malaria,  etc. 

The  spring,  located  about  two  hundred  yards  from  the  hotel,  and  imme- 
diately on  the  banks  of  the  river,  consists  of  several  bodies  of  crystal  water, 
rushing  out  of  the  ground  at  a  high  rate  of  speed,  forming  a  large  basin  duly 
walled  in  and  finding  an  otitlet  in  the  Stiwanee  river.  The  several  sources 
of  which  the  spring  is  made  up  boil  out  at  the  rate  of  45,000  gallons  per 
miimte,  and  exhale  a  strong  stilplmrated  odor.  An  unvarying  temperattire 
of  seventy-fotir  degives  Fahrenheit  enables  pei^ons  to  bathe  in  the  spring 
both  winter  and  summer,  Bath  houses  of  the  most  approved  form  afford 
the  visitor  an  enjoyable  plunge  in  the  watei^. 

A  remarkable  featm^e  of  this  wonderftil  spring  is  its  purifying  effect  on  the 
stirroimding  atmosphere,  in  which  it  is  said  that  no  disease  germs  can  live. 
This  fact,  coupled"  with  the  proximity  of  gi^eat  forests  of  health-giving  pines, 
makes  the  vicinity  of  beautiful  Suwanee  a  natural  sanitarium.  Testimonials 


186 


WINTER  RESORTS. 


are  abundant  as  to  the  virtues  of  the  spring  in  heaUng  the  diseases  enu- 
merated. Persons,  especially  those  suffering  from  rheumatism,  who  could 
not  move  without  assistance,  have  thrown  away  their  crutches  and  returned 
completely  cured. 

History  tells  us  that  Ponce  de  Leon,  after  his  voyage  to  this,  a  then  newly 
discovered  but  unexplored  country,  returned  to  old  Spain  with  a  marvelous 
story  of  a  Spring  of  Perpetual  Youth."  He  said,  his  biographers  declare, 
that  on  the  coast  of  what  we  now  call  Florida  he  had  seen  Indians  who, 
still  hale  and  hearty,  had  attained  the  extraordinary  age  of  one  hundred  and 
fifty  years;  that  when  he,  incredulous,  expressed  doubt,  they  urged  him  to 
penetrate  with  them  to  the  interior  of  the  country,  where  they  would  show 
to  him  a  spring,  which  bubbled  from  the  ground,  and  whose  w^aters  were 
so  potent  that  they  secured  to  those  who  laved  in,  and  drank  of  them,  com- 
plete rejuvenation  and  longevity,  such  as  no  other  mortals  could  enjoy. 
De  Leon  was  convinced  that  these  statements  were  true,  and  never  wavered 
in  his  belief  to  the  hour  of  his  death,  and  regarded  this  wonderful  spring  as 
an  actual  existing  physical  entity;  and  it  is  recorded  that  he  believed  it 
would  be  discovered  and  its  virtues  enjoyed  by  future  generations. 

There  cannot  be  a  shadow  of  doubt  that  the  Suwanee  Springs  are  the 
veritable  waters  spoken  of  to  Ponce  de  Leon  by  the  aborigines. 

Suwanee  is  by  no  means  solely  a  Mecca  for  chronic  or  invalids  in  embryo, 
but  is  found  a  most  charming  and  attractive  resort  for  the  tourist,  "  wholly 
on  pleasure  bent, ' '  and  ennui  is  overcome  by  many  and  varied  indoor  and 
outdoor  amusements  and  pastimes,  among  which  may  be  enumerated  the 
grand  plunge  and  swimming  pool,  whose  waters  add  zest  to  even  robust 
existence. 

Beautiful  drives  afford  enjoyment  to  young  and  old,  and  every  provision, 
in  fact,  is  made  to  render  a  long  or  short  sojourn  at  Suw^anee  a  pleasant 
reminiscence  of  life  in  the  Sunny  South. 

Suwanee's  location  enters  very  impressively  into  the  efficacious  triumphs 
of  its  waters,  the  heavenly,  restful  quiet  of  its  forests,  the  soulful  sighing  (jf 
its  pines,  the  soft  Gulf  breezes  stealing  playfully  through  its  exhilarating 
atmosphere,  stamp  it  as  Nature's  camping  ground,  where  turmoil  ends  and 
peace  assumes  her  regal  sway.  Health  beams  from  every  leaf  and  content- 
ment smiles  in  every  flower. 

To  the  healing  virtues  of  the  spring,  fully  attested  by  sufferers,  and  als'> 
by  many  eminent  physicians,  is  added  the  attraction  of  an  imposing  hotel, 
one  of  the  handsomest  of  the  many  superb  establishments  for  which 
Florida  is  noted.  A  fine  park  surrounds  the  building,  and  shaded  by  mag- 
nificent oak  trees  are  a  number  of  graceful  cottages,  designed  for  those  who 
prefer  the  seclusion  of  a  separate  roof.  The  appointments  of  the  hotel  are 
of  the  latest  design,  and  every  convenience  has  been  provided  for  the  guest. 


SEABOARD  AIB.  LIXE, 


187 


The  interior  fittings  are  i:>f  Fl<_irida  x^ine.  with  hard  nil  finish,  which  brings 
out  beautifully  tlie  grain  of  the  wood.  The  building  is  surrounded  on  all 
sides  by  spacious  verandas,  pleasantly  suggestive  of  coolness  and  shade. 
The  immediate  grounds,  which  are  elevated  above  the  surrounding  country, 
are  tastefully  and  picturesquely  arranged. 

S.  A.  L.  ExcuEsiox  Xo.  235  to  Suwaxee  SpRI^'GS,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ey  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  E.  K  to  Jasper. 

Plant  System  to  Suwanee  Springs. 

Eeturning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  Exciusiox  Xo.  230  to  Suwaxee  Sprixgs,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Athens. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ey  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  E.  E  to  Jasper. 

Plant  System  to  Suwanee  Springs. 

Eeturnincf  via  same  rotite. 


THEOrGH  KATES. 


tXew  York.  X.  Y   $50  00 

tPhiladelphia.  Pa   46  00 

tBaltimore.  3Id   42  00 

tA^'ashington.  D.  C  ....  40  00 

tEichmond,  A^a   36  00  i 

tOld  Point  Comfort.  Va  .  .  36  00  i 

Abbeville.  S.  C   21  30  , 

Athens,  Ga   19  40  i 

Bovkins.  Ya   34  25  | 

Carhsle,'S.  C   21  20 

Catawba.  S.  C   22  30 

Charlotte.  X.  C   23  90  ^ 

Cheraw,  S.  C   23  20 

Chester.  S.  C   21  30 

Clinton.  S.  C   21  30  | 

Durham.  X.  C   30  70  | 

Elberton,  Ga   21  30  ■ 

Franklin.  Ya   35  15 

Franklinton.  X.  C   30  10 

Greenwood.  S.  C   21  30 

Hamlet.  X.  C   23  20 

Henderson.  X'.  C   30  70  , 

Kittrell.  X.  C   30  55  | 

Laurinburg,  X.  C   23  20  | 


Lawrenceville,  Ga   $19  40 

Lewiston,  X.  C   36  00 

Lincolnton.  X.  C   24  95 

Littleton.  X\  C   32  40 

Louisburg.  X.  C   30  60 

Ltmiberton.  X.  C   24  25 

Maxton.  X.  C   23  20 

Monroe.  X.  C  .......  23  20 

Xorfolk.  Ya   36  00 

Poitsmouth.  Ya   36  00 

Pittsboro.  X.  C   27  90 

Ealeigh.  X.  C   28  70 

Eockingham.  X.  C   23  20 

Eutherfordton.  X.  C  •  .  •  •  26  95 

Sanford.  X.  C  '   26  50 

Shelbv.  X.  C   25  95 

Sotitliern  Pines.  X.  C   ...  24  80 

Suffolk.  Ya   36  00 

AVadesboro.  X.  C   23  20 

AVake.  X.  C   29  55 

AYarren  Plains.  X.  C  .  .  •  •  31  60 

AYeldon,  X.  C   33  00 

AYinder.  Ga   19  40 


188 


WIXTEB  BIJSOJRTS. 


TALLAHASSEE,  FLOEIDA. 


Beautifully  built  on  a  high  elevation,  the  design  of  the  broad  streets  and 
avenues  shaded  with  evergi-eens  and  live  oaks  and  the  bountiful  and  lux- 
urious growth  of  Howei-s  and  shiiibs,  make  Tallahassee,  the  capital  of 
Florida,  a  veritable  garden  spot.  Like  almost  all  of  its  sister  southern 
cities,  in  its  annals  is  interwoven  romantic  and  heroic  history,  and  hke  them 
also  are  innmnerable  places  and  points  of  interest  to  be  religiously  visited. 
Here  is  the  Lafayette  Land  Grant,  and  the  noted  lakes  swarming  with  ducks 
and  brant.  The  Mui-at  residence,  and  the  grave  of  Prince  Achille  Murat, 
son  of  the  King  of  Naples,  a  drive  to  Waukulla  Springs,  and  a  thotisand 
and  one  places  may  be  visited  and  enjoyed  to  the  profit  of  the  tourist. 
Principal  Hotds. — Baldwin  House,  New  Leon  Hotel,  St.  James  Hotel. 
S.  A.  L.  ExcmsiON  No.  237  to  Tall.^lH-^see.  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  tr>  Alacon. 

Georgia  Southern     Florida  R.  R  x<  >  Lake  City. 

Florida  Central  c^-  Peninsular  R.  R  to  Tallahassee. 

Returning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  Excursion  No.  238  to  Tallahlvssee.  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Athens. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Lake  Citv. 

Florida  Central     Peninstilar  R.  R  to  Tallahassee. 

Retiu-nino;  via  same  route. 


tNew  York.  N.  Y  . 

tPhiladelphia,  Pa  . 

fBaltimore,  Md  . 

fWashington,  D.  C 

tRichmond.  Ya  -  . 

tOld  Point  Comfort. 
Abbe^-ille,  S.  C  •  - 
Bovkins,  Ya  .  . 
CarUsle,  S.  C  -  - 
Catawba.  S.  C  -  - 
Charlotte,  N.  C  - 
Cheraw.  S.  C.  •  - 
Chester,  S.  C.  -  • 
Clinton,  S.  C.  .  - 
Diu-ham,  N.  C  • 
Elberton,  Ga  .  .  . 
Franklin,  Ya .  .  . 
Franklinton,  N.  C 
Greenwood,  S.  C  - 
Hamlet,  N.  C.  -  - 
Henderson,  N.  C  - 
KittreU,  N.  C.  .  . 


THROUGH  EATES. 
^53  50 

49  50 
-15  50 
43  50 
39  00 
39  00 
23  50 

36  45 

23  50 

24  50 
26  15 

25  40 
23  50 
2:^  50 
32  90 
23  50 

37  60 
32  30 
23  50 
25  40 
32  90 
32  75 


Laurinbtirg.  N.  C  ■  ■ 
Lewiston.  N.  C  •  •  • 
Lincolnton.  N.  C.  ■  - 
Littleton,  N.  C  .  •  • 
Louisburg,  N.  C  .  •  • 
Lumbeiton.  N.  C  •  • 
Maxton,  N.  C  .  •  •  - 
Monroe,  N.  C  .  •  •  ■ 

Norfolk,  Ya  

Portsmouth,  Ya  .  . 
Pittsboro.  N.  C  .  • 
Raleigh,  N.  C 
Rockingham,  N.  C.  ■ 
Rutherfordton,  N.  C  • 
Sanford,  N.  C  - 
Shelby,  N.  C 
Southern  Pines,  N.  C 
Suffolk,  Ya 
Wadesboro,  N.  C  • 
\Yake,  N.  C 
Warren  Plains,  N.  C  . 
Weldon,  N.  C     •  • 


$25  40 

38  20 

27  15 
:U  60 

32  80 

26  45 
25  40 
25  40 

39  00 
39  00 

33  10 

30  90 
25  40 
29  15 

28  70 
28  15 

27  00 
39  00 
25  40 

31  75 
33  80 
35  20 


SEABOARD  AIR  LIXE, 


TAMPA..  FLOEIDA.. 

The  country  traversed  between  Jacksonville  and  Tampa  is  not  without 
^  interest.    Winter  Park,  Orlando,  and  the  high 

jf*-:''^  pine  lands  to  the  Kissimmee  Lake  district,  and 

^        .  >     I  ^  thiat  fertile  and  productive  country,  where 

^rf  the  town  stakes  of  Tampa  were  first  driven, 

are  all  typically  representative.    Here  cctton, 
corn,  rice,  sugar-cane,  orange,  lime,  lemon, 
)  If.W^^LSp^  banana,  and  all  the 

fruits  of  a  tropical  zone 
;     grow  in  profusion.    Be-  ^ 
side  being  one  of  the  most  f 
-  ...^    prominent  seaports  of  the 
-       '  State,  it  enjoys  a  high  reputation  ^ 
^       as  a  resort  for  winter  tourists.  / 
Port  Tampa,  nine  miles  south  of  Tampa,  is 
the  terminus  of  the  Plant  System  of  Eailroads.        ^-    —  -        '  ~ 
It  is  situated  on  the  shores  of  Tampa  Bay,  and  from  its  wharv^es  the  steamers 
sail  for  Key  West,  Havana,  and  also  for  Mobile,  Ala.,  St.  Petersburg,  3Iana- 
tee,  and  other  points  on  the  Gulf  coast. 

PHndpal  Hotels.— The  Alm.'EiTm,  The  Desoto,  City  Hotel  The  Inn  (Port- 
Tampa).  Tampa  Bay  Hotel,  Tampa  House. 

S.  A.  L.  ExcTESiox  ^o.  239  to  TAiiPA,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line   to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ev  .  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  E.  E  to  Tifton. 

Plant  System  .   to  Tampa. 

Eeturning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L,  ExcuEsiON  Xo.  240  to  Tampa.  Fi^\. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Athens. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ev  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  E.  E  to  Tifton. 

Plant  System  ...    .  to  Tampa. 

Eeturning  via  same  route.  t 


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WINTER  RESORTS. 


S.  A,  L.  Excursion  No.  241  to  Tampa,  Fla. 


Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry   to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Tifton. 

Plant  System'  to  Jacksonville. 

Jacksonville,  Tampa  &  Key  West  R.  R    ...  to  Sanford. 
Plant  System]  to  Tampa. 


Returning  via  same  route. 


S.  A.  L.  Excursion  No.  242  to  Tampa,  Fla. 


Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Athens. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  .  .    to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  .  .         ■  .  to  Tifton. 
Plant  System  ...  ...  to  Jacksonville. 

Jacksonville,  Tampa  &  Key  West  R.  R  .  .  .to  Sanford. 
Plant  System   to  Tampa. 


Returning  via  same  route. 


S.  A.  L.  Excursion  No.  243  to  Tampa,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line   to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry   to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R   to  Lake  City. 

Florida  Central  &  Peninsular  R.  R   .  .  to  Tampa. 

Returning  via  same  route. 


S.  A.  L.  Excursion  No.  244  to  Tampa,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line   to  Athens. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry   to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  .....  to  Lake  City. 
Florida  Central  &  Peninsular  R.  R   .  to  Tampa. 

Returning  via  same  route. 


S.  A.  L.  Excursion  No.  245  to  Tampa,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line   to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry    to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Jasper. 

Plant  System  ....   to  Tampa. 

Returning  via  same  route. 


S.  A.  L.  Excursion  No.  246  to  Tampa,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Athens. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Jasper. 

Plant  System  ...    to  Tampa. 

Returning  via  same  route. 


SEABOARD  AIR  LIXE, 


191 


THEOrGH  RATES. 


+Xew  Yijrk.  X.  Y  .  .  .  . 

.  f^Hl 

S(J 

Lawrenceville.  Ga  .  .  . 

.  .  8yi 

20 

ATOl^  41^/^  .'I-*-,!-. -I  ^  T) 

SO 

Lewiston,  X.  C  •  .  .  . 

.  .  47 

50 

tiiaitimoie.  31  d  .... 

.  53 

80 

Lincolnton.  X'.  C  .  .  . 

.  .  36 

55 

T\\  a^iiingtuii.  1).  L   ■  . 

.  51 

S(l 

Littleton,  X.  C  

.  .  44 

00 

tRichmi  ind,  Va 

.  47 

M  1 

Lraiisburg.  X.  C  ... 

.  .  42 

20 

tUid  ruint  Lijinloit.  \  a 

.  47 

M  ) 

Lumbeiton.  X.  C  .  .  . 

.  .  35 

85 

V<(  1 

Maxton,  X.  C  

.  .  34 

80 

Athens,  Ga. 

.  .  31 

20 

]\Ionrc)e.  X.  C"  

.  .  34 

80 

Xorfolk.  Va  .... 

.  .  47 

80 

Pittsboro.  X.  C"  .  .  .  . 

.  .  39 

50 

.  .  33 

Portsmonth.  Xd.     .  .  . 

.  .  47 

80 

55 

Raleigh.  X.  C  ... 

.  .  40 

30 

Cheraw,  iS.  C  

.  .  34 

80 

Rockingham.  X.  G 

.   .  34 

80 

Cnester.  ^.  C  

Ruthertordton.  X.  C"  .  . 

38 

•55 

Clinton  S  C 

vqi-itiirrl    X  (' 

'  -  cl 111 '  '1  VI- .    —  >  .    V                          .  . 

•)~ 

I  < J 

Durham,  X.  C  .  .  .  . 

.  41^ 

3( ) 

Shelby,  X.  C  

.      .      O  ( 

55 

Elbenon,  Ga  .... 

W(j 

Snuthern  Pines.  X.  C  . 

.    .  3H 

40 

,  4H 

75 

Suffrilk.  Ya  ... 

.  .  47 

80 

FrankHnton,  X.  C  .  . 

.  41 

7iJ 

AVadesboro.  X.  C  .  .  . 

.  .  134 

SO 

Wake,  X.  C  . 

.   .  41 

15 

Hamlet,  X.  C.  ... 

.  34 

80 

AVarren  Plains.  X".  C"  .  . 

.   .  43 

20 

Henderson.  X.  f 

.  42 

3i) 

AVeldon.  X.  C  '   -  .  .  . 

.   .  44 

60 

Kittrell.  X^'  C\         .  . 

.  42 

15 

AVinder.  (ia  ..... 

31 

20 

.  ?A 

THE  TAMFA   BAY  HOTEL,  TAMPA.  FLA. 


192 


WINTER  RESORTS. 


TAKPON  SPKINGS. 

This  bright,  clear,  flowery  town  of  one  thousand  inhabitants,  is  nestled 
around  the  largest  spring  on  the  peninsula.  Its  clear  blue  waters  circle 
around  and  widen  to  sloping  banks  that  are  adorned  with  attractive  dwell- 
ings, grassy  lawns  and  tropical  trees  and  flowers.  Here  the  silvery  tarpon 
comes  to  sport  and  spawn  in  its  season.  The  spring  is  ever  boiling  and 
heaving  in  its  centre,  and  sometimes  the  subterranean  forces  send  up  a 
stronger  flow  with  a  noise  like  rumbling  thunder.  These  explosions  when 
heard  for  the  first  time  in  the  dead  of  night,  give  the  stranger  alarm.  What 
is  occurring  in  those  mysterious  depths  no  mortal  knows.  Only  the  mer- 
maids and  the  monsters  of  the  deep  can  tell,  and  they  will  not.  The  waters 
here  are  wide  enough  and  deep  enough  to  float  many  vessels,  and  they  flow 
gently  down  until  they  meet  the  waters  of  Anclote  River,  then  into  St. 
Joseph's  Bay,  some  three  miles  distant,  and  thence  to  the  gulf.  Perched  on 
Anclote  Island,  near  by,  is  the  Anclote  lighthouse  which,  our  paternal  gov- 
ernment has  built  to  guide  the  mariner  through  the  passes.  There  is  no 
more  beautiful  scenery  than  may  be  seen  on  the  bay  and  river  as  far  as  the 
boats  can  run.  Four  miles  north  of  the  Springs  is  the  spongers'  little  har- 
bor, where  they  land  their  cargoes.  Over  one  hundred  small  sail  vessels 
and  about  one  thousand  sailors  and  spongers  are  employed  in  this  curious 
business.  A  spongers'  fleet,  with  snow-white  sails  all  set  to  the  wind,  is  a 
pretty  sight.  There  is  a  factory  here  where  the  sponges  are  assorted  and 
cleaned  and  then  shipped  to  northern  markets.  Tarpon  Springs  has  a  large, 
commodious  hotel  that  is  noted  for  its  excellent  table  and  good  manage- 
ment. 

S.  A.  L.  Excursion  No.  247  to  Tarpon  Springs,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  Georgia  Railway  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Tifton. 

Plant  System  to  Tarpon  Springs. 

Returning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  Excursion  No.  248  to  Tarpon  Springs,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Athens. 

Central  of  Georgia  Railway  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R.  .  •  •  •  .  .to  Tifton.  . 

Plant  System  to  Tarpon  Springs. 

Returning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  Excursion  No.  249  to  Tarpon  Springs,  Fla. 


Seaboard  Air  Line  

Central  of  Georgia  Railway 


to  Atlanta, 
to  Macon. 


."^E ABOARD  AIR  LINE. 


198 


Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Jasper. 

Plant  System  to  Tarpon  Springs. 

Returning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  ExcuRsiox  Xo.  250  to  Tarpon  Springs,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Athens. 

Central  of  Georgia  Railway   to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R.  to  Jasper. 

Plant  System     .   to  Tarpon  Springs. 

Returning  via  same  route. 


THROUGH  RATES. 


tXew  York,  X.  Y. 
tPhiladelphia,  Pa.  . 
tBaltimore,  Md.  .  . 
tWashington.  P.  C. 
tRichmond,  Va.  .  . 
iOld  Point  C'omfoit. 

Abbeville,  S.  C.  .  . 

Athens,  Ga.  .  .  . 

Bovkins.  Ya.  .  .  . 

Carlisle.  S.  C\  .  .  . 

Catawba,  S.  C.  .  . 

Charlotte,  X.  C.  .  . 

Cheraw,  S.  C.  .  .  . 

Chester,  S.  C.  .  . 

Clinton.  S.  C.  .  . 

Durham.  X.  C.  .  . 

Elbeiton,  Ga.  .  .  . 

Franklin,  A^a.  .  . 

Franklinton.  X.  C. 

Greenwood,  S.  C.  . 

Handet,  X.  C.  .  . 

Henderson,  X.  C.  . 

Kittrell.  X.  C.  .  . 

Laurinbui'g,  X.  C. 


861 
57 
53 
51 
47 
47 
82 
30 
45 
32 
33 
34 
34 
;]■> 
;-]•) 
41 
32 
4(i 
41 
32 
34 
41 
41 
34 


Lawrenceville,  Ga. 
Lewiston,  X.  C. 
Lincolnton,  X.  C. 
Littleton,  X.  C.  . 
Louisburg,  X.  C 
Lumbeiton,  X.  C 
Maxton,  X.  C  . 
Monroe,  X.  C  .  . 
Xorfolk,  Ya.  .  .  . 
Portsmouth,  Ya.  . 
Pittsboro,  X.  C.  . 
Raleigh,  X.  C.  . 
Rockingham,  X.  C. 
Rutherfordton,  X.  C 
Sanford,  X.  C.   -  . 
Shelby,  X.  C. 
Southerji  Pines,  X.  C 
Suffolk,  A^a.        .  .  , 
^^'adesb(:)ro.  X.  C. 
Wake,  X.  C. 
AVarren  Plains.  X. 
Weldon,  X.  C\  . 
AVinder,  Ga.  .  .  . 


S30 
47 


36 
35 
47 
34 
40 
42 
44 
30 


TAYAEES,  FLORIDA. 

Tavares  is  distinctly  the  nucleus  of  tlie  orange  grove  cultivation,  though 
it  exerts  considerable  influence  as  a  railroad  centre.  At  few  points  in  the 
State  could  a  better  idea  of  this  interesting  culture  be  studied  than  here,  and 
it  ranks  not  among  the  least  of  its  neighbors  as  a  winter  sanitarium,  for  the 
fi'esh  vegetables  and  pure  water  supply  are  demands  it  can  meet  without 
trouble.  Xumerous  drives  and  pleasure  jaunts  present  themselves  for  the 
amusement  and  benefit  of  the  tourist. 

Priacipal  Hotels. — Osceola  House,  Tavares  Hotel, 

13 


194 


WINTER  RESORTS. 


S.  A.  L.  ExcuKsiox  No.  251  to  Tavakes,  ¥i,\. 

Seaboard  Air  Line   .  '.  .  to  iVtlaiita. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry.  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  E.  R.  .  .  ...  .  to  Tifton. 

Plant  System   .to  Tavares. 

Returning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  Excursion  No.'  252  to  Tayakes,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Athens. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon. 

Georgia;  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R.  to  Tifton. 

Plant  System  to  Tavares. 

•  •  Returning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  ExcmsfON  No.  253  to  Tavares,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line'    to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  .     .      .   to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Lake  City 

Florida  Central  &  Peninsular  R.  R.      ...     to  Tavares. 

Returning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  Excursion  No.  254  to  Tavares,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line    to  Athens. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry.         •   to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Lake  City 

Florida  Central  &  Peninsular  R.  R.      .  to  Tavares. 

Returning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  Excursion  No.  255  to  Tavares,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Jasper. 

Plant  System  ."  to  Tavares. 

Returning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  Excursion  No.  25()  to  Tavares,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  .  to  Athens. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  <k  Florida  R.  R  to  Tifton. 

Plant  System  .  to  Tavares. 

■  Returning  via  same  i-oute. 


THROUGH  RATES 

fNew  York,  N.  Y  $58  05 

fPhiladelphia,  Pa   54  05 

tBaltimore,  Md.  .     ....   50  05 

tWashington,  D.  C   48  05 

fRichmond,  Va.  .  •  .  .  44  05 
tOld  Point  Comfort.  Ya  .  .   44  05 


Abbeville,  S.  C\  .  .  .  .  .  15 

Atliens,  Ga   27  45 

Boykins,  Va   42  10 

Carlisle,  S.  C   21)  15 

Catawba,  S.  C   30  15 

Charlotte,  N.  C   :n  80 


SE ABO  A  III)  AIR  LINE. 


195 


Clieraw,^S.  C  

.  .  s;]i 

05 

Chester,  S.  C  

.  .  29 

15 

Clinton,  S.  C  .         .  . 

.  .  2V) 

15 

Elbeiton,  Ga  

.  .  29 

15 

00 

Franklinton.  X.  ('  . 

95 

Greenw(jod.  S.  (.'  ... 

.  .  29 

15 

Hamlet,  X.      .  ... 

.  .  81 

05 

Henderson.  X.  ("  .  .  .  , 

.  .  :]s 

55 

Kittrell.  X.  ("  .  ... 

.   .  8S 

40 

Tjaurinburg.  ]S.  C  .   .  . 

.  .  :U 

05 

La\\'i'enceville,  Ga  .  .  . 

45 

X/ewiston,  X.  C.  •  .  .  . 

.   .  48 

S5 

Lincolnton.  X.  C.  .  .  ■ 

80 

25 

,    .  8S 

45 

Lnmbeiton,  X.  C.  .  .  . 

.  .  82 

10 

^laxton.  X.  C   S31  05 

:\Ionroe,  X.  C   81  05 

Xorfolk,  A^i   44  05 

Poitsmouth,  ^'a   44  05 

Pittsboro.  X.  C   85  75 

Raleigh,  X.  C;   86  55 

Kockingliam,  X.  C.      ...  81  05 

Kutherfurdton.  X.  ('.  .  .  .  84  80 

Sanford.  X.    84  85 

Shelby.  X.  C.  .            ...  88  80 

Sonthern  Pines,  X.  C.  .  .  .  82  95 

Suffolk.  \'A   44  05 

AVadesboro.  X.  G   81  05 

AVake.  X.  G   87  40 

A\'arren  Plains.  X.  G .  .  .  .  89  45 

AVeldon.  X.  G.    40  85 

AVindci-.  ( ia   27  45 


THOMASYILLE,  GEORGIA. 

One  of  the  best  known  and  most  popular  health  resorts  in  the  S(,)ntli  is 
called  the  Garden  City  of  the  South,"  and  is  situated  in  the  heart  of  the 
high  pine  section  of  Georgia,  only  twelve  miles  from  tlie  Florida  State  line. 
The  roads  about  tlie  city  are  all  excellent  for  eitliei'  di'iving  or  cycling. 
There  is  an  entire  absence  of  sand,  and  the  great  pine  f(.irests  extend  for 
miles  in  every  direction  and  till  the  air  with  their  balsamic  odors.  There  is 
much  social  gaiety  at  Thoniasville  diu'ing  the  winter  season,  and  the  city  is 
amply  provided  with  chui'ches,  schools,  hotels  and  boarding  houses.  It  has 
in  addition,  ajnong  other  modern  municipal  advantages,  electric  lights, 
water  works  and  a  connnodious  opera  iK^use.  and  is  a  most  desirable  place 
in  which  to  establish  a  winter  home. 

The  shooting  around  Tliomasville  is  very  goml.  and  two  miles  out  of  the 
city,  over  the  m')st  l)eautiful  roads,  are  located  the  Gonntry  Gltib  grounds, 
comprising  three  hundred  a'-res.  where  golf  and  other  games  are  engaged  in 
daily. 

S.  A.  L.  Kxci  Rsiox  No.  257  TO  TuoMAsvii.i.E,  Ga. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  Georgia  \l\  to  Albau}-. 

Plant  System  to  Thomasville. 

Retiu'ning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  E\(  TRsiox  Xo.  258  TO  THO^rAS^'ILLE,  Ga. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  .  to  Athens. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ky   to  Macon. 

Plant  System.   ..."  to  Thomasville. 

Returning:  via  same  route. 


196 


WIKTER  RESORTS. 


S.  A.  L.  Excursion  No.  259  to  Thomasville,  Ga. 

Seaboard  Air  Line   to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  Georgia  R.  E,  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Valdosta. 

Plant  System.  to  Thomasville. 

Returning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  Excursion  No.  260  to  Thomasville,  Ga. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Athens. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Valdosta. 

Plant  System  to  Thomasville. 

Returning  via  same  route. 

THEOUGH  RATES. 


tNew  York,  N.  Y   $50  00 

tPhiladelphia,  Pa   46  00 

tBaltimore,  Md   42  00 

tWashington,  D.  C  ....  40  00 

tRichmond,  Va   35  50 

tOld  Point  Comfort,  Ya  .  .  35  50 

Abbeville,  S.  C   20  00 

Boykins,  Ya  .......  32  95 

Carlisle,  S.  C   20  00 

Catawba,  S.  C   21  00 

Charlotte,  N.  C  ......  22  65 

Cheraw,  S.  C   21  90 

Chester,  S.  C   20  00 

Chnton,  S.  C   20  00 

Durham,  N.  C   29  40 

Elberton,  N.  C   20  00 

Franklin,  Ya  .  :  .  .  ...  34  10 

Franklinton,  N.  C  ....  28  80 

Greenwood,  S.  C   20  00 

Hamlet,  N.  C.  ......  21  90 

Henderson,  N.  C   29  40 

Kittrell,  N.  C   29  15 


Laurinburg,  N.  C   $21  90 

Lewiston,  N.  C    34  70 

Lincolnton,  N.  C   23  65 

Littleton,  N.  C   31  10 

Louisburg,  N.  C    29  30 

Lumberton,  N.  C   22  95 

Maxton,  N.  C    21  90 

Monroe,  N.  C   21  90 

Norfolk,  Ya    35  50 

Pittsboro,  N.  C   26  60 

Portsmouth,  Ya   35  50 

Raleigh,  N.  C             ...  27  40 

Rockingham,  N.  C   21  90 

Rutherfordton,  N.  C     ...  25  65 

Sanford,  N.  C   25  20 

Shelby,  N.  C   24  65 

Southern  Pines,  N.  C  ...  23  50 

Suffolk,  Ya    35  50 

\Yadesboro,  N.  C   21  90 

Wake,  N.  C  .  .            ...  28  25 

Warren  Plains,  N.  C.  .  .  -  30  20 

Weldon,  N.  C   31  70 


TITUSYILLE,  FLOEIDA. 

The  famous  hummock  land  extends  for  a  distance  of  forty  miles  north  of 
the  residential  portion  of  Titusville  and  furnishes  some  of  the  most  fertile 
soil  in  the  State.  Large  sugar  plantations  and  vegetable  gardens  convince 
the  most  skeptical  as  to  the  richness  of  the  land.  To  the  left  of  the  town  is 
the  dense,  rolling  pine  district,  which  has  been  utilized  as  a  site  for  many  a 
tasty  home  and  discloses  reasons  why  so  many  with  weak  lungs  and  in 
search  of  health  journey  every  winter  to  this  metropolis  of  the  Indian  river. 


SEABOARD   AIR  LIXE. 


Long  docks  extend  half  a  mile  out  into  the  river,  affording  tourists  splen- 
did fishing  facilities.  Xiinieroiis  species  of  fish  abound  in  these  waters — 
principally  trout  and  bass.  In  the  Indian  river  prairie,  just  north  of  Titus- 
^i.lle,  is  found  some  of  the  best  snipe  shooting  groimds  in  the  world. 

Chiu-ches  of  all  the  leading  denominations  are  located  here.  Ten  miles  of 
excellent  shell  road,  especially  adapted  to  dri\ing  and  cychng.  afford  means 
of  the  most  pleasant  pastime.  Private  cottages,  furnished  and  unfurnished, 
can  be  secured  at  reasonable  rates. 

The  main  portion  of  the  Indian  river,  which  is  just  at  this  point,  is  six 
miles  wide,  thus  giving  it  the  appearance  of  the  sea.  as  land  across  the  river 
is  not  visible  to  the  naked  eye.  The  ocean  beach  is  only  a  few  h' airs'  sail, 
at  which  point  are  located  the  elegant  club  houses  of  the  Canaveral  Club, 
and  are  considered  the  finest  on  any  southern  beach. 

BmicipaJ  HoU  J. — Indian  Eiver  Hotel. 

S.  A.  L.  ExcuRsK  )\-  X« ..  2  il  TO  TiTUsviLLE.  Fla. 


Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  Gejjrgia  Ey  tc»  AIac<?n. 

Georgia  Southern  tfc  Florida  R.  K  xo  Tifton. 

Plant  System       .    .   xo  Jacksonville. 

Jacksnnville.  Tampa  tfe  Key  West  E.  R   ...  to  Titusville. 

Eeturning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  ExcuEsiox  y<  ..  2t>2  to  Titusville.  Fla. 

vSeaboard  Air  Line  tc-  Atlanta. 

Central  of  Gei)i-gia  Ey  t'  )  Alacon. 

Georgia  Southern     Florida  E.  E  t'l'  Tifton. 

Plant  System   to  Jacksom-ille. 

Florida'East  Coast  Line   t':>  Titusville. 

Eeturning  via  same  r-  aue. 

S.  A.  L.  EXCUESIOX  Xn.  2lio  TO  TiTUSVILLE.  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  .to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ev  to  Alacon. 

C^orgia  Southern  cS:  Fif  trida  E.  E  t'j  Palatka. 

Jacksonville.  Tampa     Key  \\Vst  E,  E   .  .  .  to  Titusville. 

E-turning  via  same  rotite. 

S.  A.  L.  I^xcTRsiox  y<).  2'U  Tt>  TiTrsviLLE.  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ey  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  iSc  Florida  \l.  II  to  Tifton. 

Florida  East  Coast  Line  to  Titusville. 


Eeturning  via  same  r^iue. 


198 


WINTER  RESORTS. 


S.  A.  L.  ExcuRSiox  No.  265  to  Titus ville,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  .   to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  E.  R   to  Lake  City. 

Florida  Central  &  Peninsular  R.  R  .  .  .  .  to  Jacksonville. 
Florida  East  Coast  Ry  ....     to  Titusville. 

Returning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  ExcuESiox  No.  266  to  Titusville,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line   to  Athens. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R   to  Lake  City. 

Florida  Central  &  Peninsular  R.  R  .  .  .  .  to  Jacksonville. 
Florida  East  Coast  Rv  to  Titusville. 


THEOUGH  RATES. 

tNew  York,  N.  Y  .  .  .  . 

S59 

30 

Lawrenceville,  Ga  .  .  . . 

.  .  $28  70 

tPhiladelphia,  Pa  ...  . 
fBaltimore,  ]\Id  

.  55 

30 

.  .   45  30 

.  51 

30 

Lincolnton,  N.  C   .  . 

.  .    35  25 

fWashington,  D.  C  .  .  . 

.  49 

30 

fRichmond,  Ya 

.  45 

30 

.  .   39  90 

tOld  Point  Comfort,  A'a  . 

.  45 

30 

Lumberton,  N.  C  .  .  . 

.  .   33  55 

Abbeville,  S.  C  

.  30 

60 

28 

70 

Monroe,  N.  C  •  .  .  .  . 

.  .   32  50 

.  .   45  30 

Cai'lisle.  S.  C   

.  ;')() 

(io 

Portsmouth,  Ya  .... 

.  .  45  30 

()() 

25 

.  .   38  00 

Cheraw,  S.  C  

82 

50 

Rockingham,  X.  C    .  . 

.  .   32  50 

Chester,  S.  C  

!  30 

(^0 

Rutherfordton,  X.  C.  . 

.  .   36  25 

Clinton,  S.  C   

.  30 

60 

Durham,  N.  C  .  .      .  . 

.  40 

00 

.   .35  25 

Elberton,  Ga  .  .      .  .  . 

.  30 

60 

Southern  Pines,  N.  C  • 

.  .   34  20 

.  44 

45 

Suffolk,  Ya  

.  .   45  30 

.  39 

40 

.  .   32  50 

60 

AVake,  N.  C  .  •  •  •  •  • 

.  .   38  85 

Hamlet,  N.  C  

.  32 

50 

,   40  90 

Henderson,  N.  C  .  .  .  . 

.  40 

00 

Weldon,  N.  C  

.   .   42  30 

Kittrell,  N.  C  

.  39 

85 

.  .   28  70 

Laurinburg,  N,  C  .  .  .  . 

.  32 

50 

YIEGINIA  BEACH,  YIKGINIA. 

The  famous  ocean  resort  of  Aiiicrica,  situated  directly  on  tlie  Atlantic 
ocean,  and  being  the  only  N'irgiiiia  resi»it  so  favored,  pie-eminently  the 
most  popular  l)ecause  nattue,  foreseeing  a  coming  need,  and  working  with 
an  intelligent  ptirpose  has  left  a  heautifnl  beach  of  many  miles.  Begin- 
ning almost  on  the  seashore  and  stretching  back  far  into  the  interior  is  a 
forest  of  noble  pines.    The  health-giving  properties  of  the  sea  and  tlie  pines 


SKA  BOARD   AIR  LIXK. 


199 


make  a  liealtliful  nubinaTion  Avliicli  must  necessarily  be  beneficial.'  Wealth, 
jiiining  hands  with  natuiv.  lias  transtonned  this  place  into  an  ideal  spot, 
attractive  tn  f  airist.  bicyclists,  angler,  barlier.  >ketclier.  dancer,  and  the 
plea-ure-l<>ving  piililic.  ^  . 

TIIK  PhlXCKSS  AXXE 
Owned  and  operated  by  the  Xnrfdlk.  Virginia  Beaeh  Southern  Railroad. 
A  modern  hotel  maintained  in  true  metropolitan  style.  Perfect  in  appoint- 
ments: superior  .-ervice:  modern  appliances:  electric  lighted:  exquisite  fur- 
nishings; large  and  elegant  room-  for  public  and  priA-ate  conferences.  Bath 
rooms  supplied  with  fresh  and  salt  watei'.  which  may  be  used  singly  or  in 
connection  \\\\\\  adjoining  suites  of  rooms:  cheerfulness  is  the  predominant 
feature  of  the  Princess  Anne:  it  infests  every  nook  and  corner  from  the  gor- 
geous Sun  Parlor  adjoining  the  otiice.  with  its  sides  of  plate  glass  from  floor 
to  ceiling,  through  the  broad,  well-lighted  corridors  to  the  bed  rooms  and 
the  closets,  everywhere,  the  atmosphere  of  the  hotel  is  binjyant  and  home- 
like. Its  location  in  tlie  verv  hean  of  tlie  liuest  fruit  and  vegetable  region 
in  America:  us  close  proxinntv  to  the  sea  insures  an  abundance  of  fresh 

garden  products,  and  an 
infinite  variety  of  sea  food. 
1  >uring  the  inclement  sea- 
son log- wood  fires  supple- 
ment steam  and  add  to 
the  good  cheer  of  the 
hotise,  while  the  glass  en- 
closed and  heated  veran- 
das and  ntmierons"  bal- 


200 


WINTER  RESORTS. 


conies  afford  opportunities  for  promenading  or  rest  in  full  view  of  the  ocean, 
even  when  the  storm  king  rages  without.  The  large  Sun  Parlor,  adjoining 
the  office  with  its  sides  of  plate  glass,  adds  an  element  of  brightness  to  the 
entire  house.    Accommodations  for  three  hundred  and  fifty  guests. 

THE  BEACH 

Is  peerless,  and  the  surf  which  rolls  in  over  the  hard  and  sloping  sand 
affords  a  most  delightful  and  safe  bath.  ITncontaminated  by  neighboring 
cities,  its  close  proxmity  to  the  Gulf  Stream,  and  an  absence  of  undertow, 
mark  it  as  the  most  perfect  beach  on  the  Atlantic  coast.    The  bath  houses 


ON  THE  BEACH,  VIBGINIA  BEACH. 

with  a  capacity  of  five  hundred  bathers  a  short  distance  from  the  Princess 
Anne,  and  immediately  upon  the  famous  board  walk  which  skirts  the  coast, 
affords  an  excellent  and  convenient  arrangement  for  bathing. 

THE  AMUSEMENTS  AND  SOURCES  OF  RECREATION 
are  diversified  and  interesting.  The  drives  over  modern  shell  roads  through 
forests  of  pines  and  over  the  asphalt-like  beach  which  stretches  for  miles  in 
each  direction  are  exceedingly  picturesque  and  delightfully  invigorating. 
The  livery  is  throughly  equipped  and  up-to-date.  Four-track  bowling  alley, 
billiard  rooms,  theatrical  auditorium,  ball-rooms,  tennis,  .yachting,  fishing, 
bicycling.    Full  orchestra  in  hotel  and  pavilion. 


SEABOARD  AIR  LINE, 


201 


S.  A.  L.  ExcuRsiox  Xo.  267  to  Virginia  Beach,  Ya. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Poitsmoiitli. 

Norfolk,  Virginia  Beach  cS:  >outhern  E.  R.     .  to  Virginia  Beach. 
Eeturning  via  same  ronte. 


THROUGH  rates. 


Abbeville,  S.  C.  .  .  . 

.  .  .  815 

75 

Greenwood.  S.  C.  .  .  . 

.  815 

75 

Atlanta,  Ga  

.  .  .  15 

75 

Lawrenceville,  Ga  

.  15 

75 

Athens,  Ga.  .  ... 

.  .  .  15 

75 

Lincolnton,  X.  C.  .  .  . 

.  15 

75 

Carlisle,  S.  C  

.  .  .  15 

75 

Eutherfordton.  X.  C.  . 

.  15 

75 

Chester,  S.  C  

.  .  .  15 

75 

Shelby.  S.  C.  '.  .  .  .  . 

.  15 

75 

Chnton,  S.  C  

.  .  .  15 

75 

Winder.  Ga  

.  15 

75 

Elberton,  Ga  

.  .  .  15 

75 

Tickets  on  sale  on  Wednesdays  of  each  week  only.  Good  for  return 
passage  ten  (lOj  days  from  date  of  sale. 


S.  A.  L.  ExcuRSiox  Xo.  26S  to  Virginia  Beach,  \ \, 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Poitsmonth. 

Norfolk,  Alrginia  Beach  &  Southern  E.  E.  .  .  to  A'irginia  Beach. 
Eeturning  via  same  route. 


THROUGH 

Abbeville.  S.  C  

.  .  $18 

95 

Athens,  Ga  

.  .  21 

55 

Atlanta,  Ga  

.  .  24 

50 

Bovkins,  Va  

.  34 

50 

CarUsle,  S.  C  

.  .  16 

20 

Catawba,  S.  C.     .  .  . 

.  .  14 

70 

Charlotte,  X.  C  

.  .  14 

40 

Cheraw,  S.  C.  

.  .  12 

30 

Chester,  S.  C  

.  .  15 

40 

Clinton,  S.  C  

.  .  17 

35 

Durham,  X.  C.     .  .  . 

7 

60 

Elberton,  Ga  

.  .  20 

20 

Franklin.  A'a  

2 

55 

Franklinton,  X.  C.  .  . 

60 

Greenwood.  S.  C.     .  . 

\  \  IS 

35 

Hamlet,  X.  C  

.  .  11 

60 

Henderson.  X'.  C.  .  .  . 

.  .  6 

75 

Kittrell.  X.  C  

.  .  7 

25 

Laimnburg.  X.  C. 

.  .  12 

20 

Lawrenceville.    Ga.  .  . 

.  .  23 

25 

Lewiston.  X.  C  

.  .  4 

60 

RATES. 


Lincolnton,  X.  C  815  95 

Littleton.  X.  C   5  65 

Louisburg.  X.    8  25 

Lumbeiton,  X.  C   13  30 

Maxton,  X.  C   12  35 

Monroe,  X.  C   13  70 

Pittsboro.  X.  C   9  40 

Ealeigh,  'X.  C   7  60 

Eockingham,  X.  C.  •  .  .  .  11  85 

Eutherfordton.  X.  C.  .  .  .  17  90 

Sanford,  X.  C   9  45 

Shelby,  X.  C   16  75 

Southern  Pines.  X.  C.  .  .  .  10  50 

Suffolk,  Va.  .    '    1  50 

AVadesboro.  X.  C   12  60 

Wake,  X.  .'C   7  60 

AVarren  Plains,  X.  C.  .  .  •  6  50 

AVeldon,  X.  C   4  50 

AVilmington,-  X.  C   14  10 

AVinder,  Ga   22  55 


Tickets  on  sale  daily  until  Alay  30th,  good  to  return  until  Alay  31st. 


202 


WINTER  RESORTS. 


WALDO,  FLORIDA. 

This  interesting  and  growing  town  is  the  junction  of  the  Cedar  Key 
Branch,  and  is  most  beautifully  situated.  Near  here  is  the  oldest  and 
largest  orange  tree  in  the  State,  which  has  borne  as  many  as  ten  thousand 
oranges  in  one  season.  Lake  Alto  and  Santa  Fe  are  but  a  few  miles  distant, 
affording  a  charming  little  excursion  by  steamer  on  the  Santa  Fe  canal. 

Principal  Hotels. — Eenault  House,  Waldo  House. 

S.  A.  L.  Excursion  No.  269  to  Waldo,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  ...  to  Atlanta. 

Central  R.  R.  of  Georgia  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  R.  R  to  Lake  City. 

Florida  Central  &  Peninsular  R.  R  to  AValdo. 

Returning  via  same  route. 

THROUGH  RATES. 


tNew  York,  N.  Y   $52  40 

tPhiladelphia,  Pa   48  40 

fBaltimore,  Md  .  .  .  .  .  .  44  40 

tWashington,  1).  C  .  .  .  .  42  40 

tRichmond,  Ya   38  40 

tOld  Point  Comfort,  \-a  .  .  38  40 

Abbeville,  S.  C   23  50 

Athens,  Ga   21  80 

Bovkins,  Ya   3()  45 

Cafhsle,  S.  C   23  50 

Catawba,  S.  C   24  50 

Charlotte,  N.  C   20  15 

Cheraw,  S.  C   25  40 

Chester,  S.  C  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  23  50 

Clinton,  S.  C   23  50 

Durham,  N.  C   32  90 

Elberton,  Ga   23  50 

Franklin,  Ya   .37  35 

Franklinton,  N.  C     .  .  .  32  30 

Greenwood,  S.  C  .  .  .  .  .  23  50 

Hamlet,  N.  C    25  40 

Henderson,  N.  C     ....  32  90 

Kittrell,  N.  C   32  75 

Laurinburg,  N.  C  ....  25  40 


Lawrenceville,  Ga  ....     121  80 


Lewiston,  N.  C  .....  .  38  20 

Lincolnton,  N.  C   37  15 

Littleton,  N.  C   34  60 

Louisburg,  N.  C  .....  .  32  80 

Lumberton,  N.  C   26  45 

Maxton,  N.  C   25  40 

Monroe,  N.  C   25  40 

Norfolk,  Ya   38  40 

Portsmouth,  Ya   38  40 

Pittsboro,  N.  C   29  10 

Raleigh,  N.  C   30  90 

Rockingham,  N.  C   25  40 

Rutherfordton,  N.  C  .  .  .  •  29  15 

Sanford,  N.  C   27  70 

Shelby,  N.  C   28  15 

Southern  Pines,  N.  C   ■  •  •  27  00 

Suffolk,  Ya  .   38  40 

AVadesboro,  N.  C   25  40 

AVake,  N.    31  75 

AVarren  Plains,  N.  C  .  ■  ■  ■  33  80 

AYeldon,  N.    35  20 

AVinder,  Ga   21  80 


WILDWOOD,  FLORIDA. 

Is  located  at  the  head  of  Gulf  Hammock,  and  pr(»\  ides  in  tlie  surround- 
mg  country  an  abundance  of  game,  both  large  and  small.  Orange  groves 
covering  a  thousand  acres  of  ground  can  be  easily  visited. 


SEABOARD  AIll  ZTXE. 


203 


Fiincipid  i/o/./.v.— AVithhie-Mieliec  Ilutel.  Perry  Hon^e. 

S.  A.  L.  ExcuRsiox  Xo.  270  to  Wildwood.  Fla. 


Florida  Central  t.'c  Penin>ular  K.  K  to  Wildwood. 

Ketnrning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  ExcuRsiox  Xo.  271  ti>  W \\A)Wnn\).  Fla. 


Florida  Central  tS:  Peninsular  K.  K  to  AVildwood. 

lieturning  via  same  route. 

THEOUGH  RATES. 

tWashington.  D.  C  •  .  .  •  --^If)  70          Lewiston.  X.  C   842  50 

TEichmond.  Ya                     42  70          Lincolnton.  X.  C   31  45 

+01d  Point  Comlon.  ^'a  .  .   42  70          Littleton.  X.  ('   38  90 

Abbeville.  S.  C                    27  80         Louisbtu'g.  X.  C   37  10 

Athens.  (4a  2»i  10         Lumbenon.  X.  C   30  75 

Bovkins.  Va                        40  75          :\Iaxton.  X.  ('   29  70 

Carlisle.  S.  C  20  80         ZMonroe.  X.  C   29  70 

Catawba.  S.  C                       28  80          Xorfolk.  A^a   42  70 

Charlotte.  X.  C                    30  45          Pittsboro.  X.  C   34  40 

Cheraw.  S.  C.                       29  70          Poitsmouth.  A'a   42  70 

Chester.  S.  C                      27  80    ;     Ealeigh.  X.  C   35  20 

Chnton.  S.  C                        27  80  Eockino:hani.  X.  C    ....  29  70 

Dinliam.  X.  C                       37  20  Etitherfordton.  ]S.  C  .  .  .  .  33  45 

Elbenon.  Ga                        27  80         Sanford.  X.  C   33  00 

Franklin.  A'a  41  65     i     Shelbv.  X.  C   32  45 

Franklinton.  ^.  C  .  .  .  .   36  60  Sotithern  Pines.  X.  C   ...  31  :)0 

Creenwood.  S.  C                  27  80          Suffolk.  A'a   42  70 

Hamlet.  X.  C                      29  70     '     AA'adesboro.  X.  C   2it  70 

Henderson.  X.  C                  37  20          AVake.  X'.  C   3(i  05 

Kittrell.  X.  C  _                    37  05  AVaiTen  Plains.  X.  C  .  .  .  .  38  10 

Laurinburg.  X.  C   .  .   .  .   29  70          AVeldon.  X.  C   39  50 

Lawrenceville.  Ga  ....   26  10     ;     Winder.  Ga   26  10 


AVIXTER  PARK.  FLORIDA. 

This  pleasam  resort,  situated  among  the  beautiful  clear-water  lakes  of 
Orange  county.  siuTOunded  by  orange  groves,  is  especially  noted  for  its 
healthfulness.  its  balmy  climate  and  dry  atmosx^here.  The  advantages  and 
facilities  that  the  place  affords  render  it  a  highly  desirable  winter  retreat. 


204 


WINTER  RESORTS. 


When  one  considers  that  this  " 
place,  known  to-day  all  over  the  -m^msA-r- 
states  and  abroad,  was  a  complete 
wilderness  but  twelve  years  ago,  it 
shows  with  what  rapidity  towns  and 
cities  are  born  in  this  wonderful 
country.     Its  magnificent  residen- 
ces, drives  and  walks  are  encased    ^BWpK''^jiilfc''y^  • 
in  the  richest  of  tropical  growths,    f^^^s^.M-^^'^'^  ^ 
and  for  miles  these  same  residencci^      '  •  '  " 
border  the  banks  of  the  lakes.  The 
noted  Seminole  Hotel,  built  in  the 
most  artistic  and  modern  style,  is 

alive  with  the  gayety  and  life  of  a  '.cHp^oe"^ 
migratory  people  under  its  hospi-  " 

^       .  _         ^  VIEW  OF  BICYCLE  EOAD. 

table  roof.    From  its  top  can  be  seen 

eleven  of  Florida's  most  beautiful  abodes.  Winter  Park  is  located  on  the 
direct  line  of  travel  to  South  Florida  points  and  Cuba. 

Quail  hunting  very  fine.  Turkeys  in  moderate  quantities.  Good  deer 
hunting  in  the  vicinity.  Lakes  A^irginia,  Osceola,  Mizel,  Maitland  and 
Fairview  affording  excellent  fishing  for  trout,  perch  and  black  bass  in  the 
immediate  vicinity. 

S.  A.  L.  Excursion  Xo.  272  to  Winter  Park,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  Georgia  Py  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern.  &  Florida  P.  P  .to  Lake  City. 

Florida  Central  &  Peninsular  P.  R  to  AVinter  Park. 

Peturning  via  same  route. 

S.  A.  L.  Excursion  No.  278  to  Winter  Park,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Athens. 

Central  of  Georgia  Py  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  P.  R  to  Lake  City. 

Florida  Central  &  Peninsular  P.  P  to  Winter  Park. 

Returning  via  sauie  route. 

S.  A.  L.  Excursion  No.  274  to  Winter  Park,  Fla. 

Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Atlanta. 

Central  of  Georgia  Py  to  ]Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  &  Florida  P.  P  to  Tifton. 

Plant  System  to  Jacksonville. 

Jacksonville,  Tampa  &  Key  AW^st  P.  P    .  .  .  to  Sanford. 

Plant  System  '  to  Winter  Park. 

Returning  via  same  route. 


SEABOARI)  A.IR  LIXE. 


205 


S.  A.  L.  ExcL'P.^iox  ^(1.  275  to  Winter  Park.  Fla. 


Seaboard  Air  Line  to  Athens. 

Central  of  Georgia  Ry  to  Macon. 

Georgia  Southern  cN:  Florida  R.  R  to  Tifton. 

Plant  System  to  Jacksonville. 

Jacks':imille.  Tampa  l\:  Key  AA'est  .  .  .  .  .  .to  Sanford. 

Pkmt  System   .  to  Winter  Park. 


Returning  via  same  r< mte. 


BICYCLE  P.OAlj,  LAXE  VlfiGIXlA.  WI>-TEP.  PARK,  FLA. 


THEOUGH  EATES. 


"Xt^w  Y-rk.       Y  .  .  . 

.  .  $58 

85 

Lawrenceville.  Ga 

.  .  .  $28  25 

■^Phikidelphia.  Pa  .  .  . 

.  .  -54 

85 

Lewiston.  X.  C  • 

.  .  .  "44  85 

■'"Baltimore.  ]\Id  .... 

.  .  50 

85 

Lincolnton,  X.  C 

.  .  .  "33  80 

■^Washington,  D.  C  ■  . 

.  .  48 

85 

Littleton,  X.  C  • 

...   41  25 

■'■Richmond.  Va  .  .  -  . 

.  .  44 

85 

...   39  45 

■^Old  Point  Comfoit,  A'a 

.   .  44 

85 

Lumbeiton.  X.  C 

...   33  10 

Abbeville.  S.  C  .  •  •  ■ 

.  .  30 

15 

3Iaxton.  X.  C  .  ■ 

...   32  05 

Athens.  Ga  

.  .  28 

25 

]\Ionroe.  X.  C  .  . 

...   32  05 

Bovkins.  \-a  

.  43 

10 

Xorfolk'.  Ya    .  . 

...   44  85 

.  .  30 

15 

Portsmouth.  Ya 

...   44  85 

15 

Pittsboro.  X.  C  . 

...   36  75 

Charlotte.  X.  C  ... 

.  .  32 

80 

Raleigh.  X.  C  .  . 

...   35  55 

Cheraw.  S.  C  .... 

.  3-^ 

05 

Rockingham,  X.  C 

...   32  05 

Chester.'  S.  C  

30 

15 

Rutherfordton.  X. 

C 

...   35  80 

.  .  30 

15 

.   35  35 

Durham.  X.  C  •  .  .  • 

.  .  39 

55 

Shelby,  X.  C  •  • 

...   34  80 

Elbeiton,  Ga  .... 

.  .  30 

15 

Southern  Pines,  X. 

"c 

...   33  65 

Franklin,  Ya  .... 

.   .  44 

00 

Suffolk.  Ya  .  .  . 

•  •  •  -44  85 

Franklinton.  X.  C  .  • 

.  .  38 

95 

Wadesboro,  X.  C 

...   32  05 

30 

15 

Wake.  X.  C  •  •  . 

Hamlet.  X.  C  .... 

.  .  3-'? 

05 

WaiTen  Plains.  X. 

C 

...   40  45 

Henderson.  X.  C  •  •  • 

.  .  39 

55 

Weldon,  X.  C  .'  . 

...   41  85 

Kittrell.  X.  C  •  .  •  . 

.  .  39 

40 

...   28  •■'5 

Laminburg,  ]S.  C    .  ■ 

.  .  32 

05 

t  Tickets  and  rates  at 

points 

named  subject  to  conditions 

and  mles  of 

initial  line. 


£i$t  of  Jl9encie$  of  the  Seaboard  J\\r  Cine. 


New  Yokk,  'Ml  Broadway — A.  B.  Farns worth,  (xeneral  Eiistern  Pass^en- 
ger  Agent.    O.  H.  Kroh,  Traveling  Passenger  Agent. 

BosTox,  Mass. — Clias.  L.  L ingsdorf,  New  England  Passenger  Agent,  30(3 
A^''ashington  St. 

Baltimore,  Md. — P.  B.  Thompson,  Agent,  207  E.  German  St. 

AVashixgtox,  D.  C. — L.  S.  Allen,  General  Agent,  1427  Pennsylvania  Ave. 

Atlanta,  No.  (i.  Kimball  House. — B.  A.  Newland,  General  Agent, 
Passenger  Depaitment.  W.  B.  Clements,  Traveling  Passenger  Agent.  E.  J. 
Walker,  Gity  Ticket  Agent. 

Augusta,  Ga. — J.  C.  A^Tliteford,  Traveling  Passenger  Agent,  124  Dyer 
Building. 

Charleston,  S.  C. — AV.  A.  Pelot,  Traveling  Passenger  Agent,  156  E.  Bay 
Street. 

Charlotte,  N.  C. — Geo.  McP.  Batte,  Traveling  Passenger  Agent.  P.  J. 
Pate,  City  Ticket  Agent,  23  Tyron  St. 

Cincinnati,  0. — B.  S.  Terhune,  Commercial  Agent,  Boom  5,  Fosdick 
Building. 

Houston,  Tex. — J.  N.  AVisner,  AVestei'n  Passenger  Agent. 

Memphis,  Tenx. — C.  H.  Chappell,  Jr.,  Traveling  Passengei-  Agent,  34 
Continental  Building. 

Nashville,  Texx. — Jas.  G.  Cantrell,  Traveling  Passenger  Agent,  4  Noel 
Block. 

New  ()rleans,  La. — K.  H.  Tate,  Southwestern  Passenger  Agent,  223  St. 
Charles  St. 

Norfolk,  Ya. — J.  AV.  Brown,  .Ti'.,  City  Passengei-  Agent,  109  Main  St. 

PiTTSBURXi,  Pa. — J.  L.  ^Martin,  Acting  Commei'cial  Agent,  Room  807, 
Tradesmens  Building. 

Portsmouth,  Ya. — Murray  Forbes,  Traveling  Passenger  Agent. 

Raleigh,  N.  C. — H.  S.  Leard,  Traveling  Passenger  Agent.  Z.  P.  Smith, 
City  Ticket  Agent,  238  Fayetteville  St. 

Richmond,  Ya.— H.  M.  Boykin,  General  Agent,  836  E.  Main  St.  AA\  R. 
Royster,  Soliciting  Passenger  Agent,  836  E.  3Iain  St. 

St.  Louis,  INIo. — H.  I.  Norvell,  Commercial  Agent,  Room  407,  Merchant's 
Exchange. 

AA^iLMixGTON,  N,  C. — Thos.  I).  Meares,  General  Agent. 


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